- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _HO_L
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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).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. GHOUL 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 _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.
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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.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHORL
Alternative form of schorl.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THOWL
Alternative form of thowel.
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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.