- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in LATE (_LATE)
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This pattern has 6 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: ELATE (August 30, 2025); PLATE (April 20, 2023); SLATE (December 19, 2022).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. ELATE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_LATE
ELATE, PLATE, SLATE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AAPAS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _LATE?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, E, O, P, S
Meanings and answer history
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ELATE
To make joyful or proud.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 30, 2025.
PLATE
A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
“I filled my plate from the bountiful table.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 20, 2023.
SLATE
A flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 19, 2022.
ALATE
Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.
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.
BLATE
Bashful, sheepish.
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.
OLATE
To form an ol group or compound.
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 _LATE?
- 6 five-letter words match _LATE 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, SLATE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.86 bits against the possible answers.