- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _ET_L
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: METAL (May 14, 2022); PETAL (August 31, 2025).
ABAMP does not fit this page's clues. FETAL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_ETAL
FETAL, METAL, PETAL differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABAMP tests the family more efficiently.
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BETEL
possible
FETAL
possible
METAL
used
PETAL
used
CETYL
guess
KETOL
guess
METEL
guess
METOL
guess
SETAL
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _ET_L?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, F, K, M, P, S
- 4th letter A, E, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BETEL
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FETAL
Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
“fetal circulation”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
METAL
Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 14, 2022.
PETAL
One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 31, 2025.
CETYL
The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KETOL
A hydroxyketone (e.g., an acyloin).
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
METEL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
METOL
The sulphate of 4-methylaminophenol, used as a photographic developer
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SETAL
Of, pertaining to, or having setae
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _ET_L?
- 9 five-letter words match _ET_L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SETAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.64 bits against the possible answers.