- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _HI_L
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: SHIEL
Position 1C 30%T 30%S 20%P 10%
Position 4L 30%R 30%E 20%A 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CHILL
used
SHILL
used
WHIRL
used
CHIEL
guess
CHIRL
guess
PHIAL
guess
SHIEL
guess
THILL
guess
THIOL
guess
THIRL
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CHILL (November 16, 2021); SHILL (July 21, 2026); WHIRL (July 12, 2023).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _HI_L?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, P, S, T, W
- 4th letter A, E, L, O, R
Meanings and answer history
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CHILL
A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
“There was a chill in the air.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 16, 2021.
SHILL
A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
“carnival barkers and their shills, fleecing the rubes”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 21, 2026.
WHIRL
To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
“The dancer whirled across the stage, stopped, and whirled around to face the audience.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 12, 2023.
CHIEL
Alternative form of chield.
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.
CHIRL
To emit a low sound; to warble.
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.
PHIAL
To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a phial.
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.
SHIEL
A shepherd's hut or shieling.
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.
THILL
One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
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.
THIOL
A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
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.
THIRL
A hole, an aperture, especially a nostril.
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 _HI_L?
- 10 five-letter words match _HI_L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SHIEL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.34 bits against the possible answers.