- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _G__T
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: AGENT (October 14, 2023); EGRET (July 2, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. AGAST keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits _G__T?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E
- 3rd letter A, E, I, L, R
- 4th letter E, N, S
Meanings and answer history
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AGENT
One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
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Past Wordle answer: October 14, 2023.
EGRET
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
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Past Wordle answer: July 2, 2022.
AGAST
Obsolete spelling of aghast.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AGIST
To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AGLET
Alternative spelling of aiglet.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
EGEST
To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _G__T?
- 6 five-letter words match _G__T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, AGLET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.26 bits against the possible answers.