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- Worst branch
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _M__L
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used4 past answers
Position 1S 29%A 14%E 14%I 14%
Position 3A 29%P 29%B 14%E 14%
Position 4E 43%L 29%I 14%U 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish _M__L?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _M__L as your green-letter clues.
Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: EMAIL
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Green, Green, Gray, Green SMALL — play this answer next
- Yellow, Green, Gray, Gray, Green SMELL — play this answer next
- Yellow, Green, Gray, Yellow, Green IMPEL — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Green, Green EMAIL — solved on this guess
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 7 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: EMAIL (March 11, 2023); IMPEL (December 28, 2022); SMALL (December 20, 2023); SMELL (March 12, 2026).
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 _M__L?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, I, O, S, U
- 3rd letter A, B, E, M, P
- 4th letter E, I, L, U
Meanings and answer history
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A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet Message Format.
“He sent me his details via email.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 11, 2023.
IMPEL
To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
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 28, 2022.
SMALL
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
“A small serving of ice cream.”
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 20, 2023.
SMELL
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
“I love the smell of fresh bread.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 12, 2026.
AMPUL
Alternative spelling of ampoule.
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.
OMMEL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
UMBEL
A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the individual flower stalks arise from the same point, the youngest flowers being at the centre.
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 _M__L?
- 7 five-letter words match _M__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.