- 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 _L_H_
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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: ALTHO
Position 1A 50%B 17%E 17%O 17%
Position 3A 17%C 17%E 17%O 17%
Position 5A 33%S 33%I 17%O 17%
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 6 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: ALOHA (July 25, 2026); ALPHA (September 13, 2022).
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 _L_H_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, E, O
- 3rd letter A, C, E, O, P, T
- 5th letter A, I, O, S
Meanings and answer history
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ALOHA
Good wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection.
“When I got back to Hawaii, a feeling of aloha flooded me, and my anxiety vanished.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 25, 2026.
ALPHA
The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 13, 2022.
ALTHO
Nonstandard spelling of although.
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.
BLAHS
plural of blah
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ELCHI
An envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OLEHS
plural of oleh
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 _L_H_?
- 6 five-letter words match _L_H_ 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, ALTHO has the highest feedback entropy at 4.92 bits against the possible answers.