- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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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).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. EMAIL 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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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.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 11, 2023.
IMPEL
To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
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Past Wordle answer: December 28, 2022.
SMALL
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
“A small serving of ice cream.”
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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.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 12, 2026.
AMPUL
Alternative spelling of ampoule.
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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.
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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.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, EMAIL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.11 bits against the possible answers.