- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _HO_L
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SHOAL
Position 1S 38%C 13%D 13%G 13%
Position 4R 25%A 13%I 13%L 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 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: GHOUL (May 7, 2023); SHOAL (March 10, 2026).
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 _HO_L?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, D, G, S, T, W
- 4th letter A, I, L, O, R, U, W
Meanings and answer history
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GHOUL
A demon said to feed on corpses.
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 7, 2023.
SHOAL
A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 10, 2026.
CHOIL
An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife.
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.
DHOLL
Archaic form of dal (“pigeon pea”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHOOL
To move materials with a shovel.
“The workers were shooling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road.”
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.
SHORL
Alternative form of schorl.
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.
THOWL
Alternative form of thowel.
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.
WHORL
Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
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 _HO_L?
- 8 five-letter words match _HO_L 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, SHOAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.13 bits against the possible answers.