- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _LA_A
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This pattern has 9 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: LLAMA (August 20, 2025); PLAZA (April 30, 2023).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. ALALA 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 2 possible answers.
LLAMA
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PLAZA
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PLAYA
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ALALA
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ALAPA
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ALATA
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FLAVA
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PLAGA
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ULAMA
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Pattern guide
What fits _LA_A?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, F, L, P, U
- 4th letter G, L, M, P, T, V, Y, Z
Meanings and answer history
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LLAMA
A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
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 20, 2025.
PLAZA
A town's public square.
“Tourists gathered in the central plaza.”
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 30, 2023.
PLAYA
A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
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.
ALALA
A crow native to Hawaii, of species Corvus hawaiiensis.
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.
ALAPA
Alternative form of alap.
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.
ALATA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FLAVA
flavor
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.
PLAGA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ULAMA
A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.
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 _LA_A?
- 9 five-letter words match _LA_A 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, PLAYA has the highest feedback entropy at 4.08 bits against the possible answers.