5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _L_ST

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What the remaining words have in common

8 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ALIST

Position 1B 38%A 13%C 13%G 13%
Position 3A 50%I 25%E 13%O 13%

BLAST is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 7 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer BLAST last recorded Jan 8, 2026

Possible answers

BLAST

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

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What fits _L_ST?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, B, C, G, P, V
  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O
Meanings and answer history

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BLAST

A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: January 8, 2026.

ALIST

An association list.

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.

BLEST

Archaic spelling of blessed.

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.

BLIST

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CLAST

a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.

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.

GLOST

Lead glazing used for pottery.

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.

PLAST

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

VLAST

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _L_ST?
8 five-letter words match _L_ST in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ALIST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.48 bits against the possible answers.