5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _H_LL

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What the remaining words have in common

8 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: SHALLTight family: SH_LL (3)

Position 1S 38%A 13%C 13%D 13%
Position 3I 38%A 13%E 13%O 13%

Possible answers

CHILL SHALL SHELL SHILL

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This pattern has 8 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: CHILL (November 16, 2021); SHALL (March 29, 2022); SHELL (October 2, 2024); SHILL (July 21, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter ABACI
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ABACI does not fit this page's clues. CHILL 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: SH_LL

SHALL, SHELL, SHILL differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABACI tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits _H_LL?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, C, D, G, S, T
  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U, Y
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.

SHALL

Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.

“I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.”

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Past Wordle answer: March 29, 2022.

SHELL

A hard external covering of an animal.

“In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.”

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Past Wordle answer: October 2, 2024.

SHILL

A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.

“carnival barkers and their shills, fleecing the rubes”

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Past Wordle answer: July 21, 2026.

AHULL

at the hull of a ship

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DHOLL

Archaic form of dal (“pigeon pea”).

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GHYLL

A ravine.

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THILL

One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _H_LL?
8 five-letter words match _H_LL 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, SHALL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.46 bits against the possible answers.