- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _NTI_
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: ENTIA
Position 1U 33%A 22%I 22%E 11%
Position 5C 22%L 22%S 22%A 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
ANTIC
used
UNTIE
used
UNTIL
used
ANTIS
guess
ENTIA
guess
INTIL
guess
INTIS
guess
ONTIC
guess
UNTIN
guess
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ANTIC (January 3, 2023); UNTIE (March 26, 2023); UNTIL (November 2, 2023).
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 _NTI_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, I, O, U
- 5th letter A, C, E, L, N, S
Meanings and answer history
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ANTIC
Playful, funny, absurd.
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 3, 2023.
UNTIE
To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
“to untie a knot”
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 26, 2023.
UNTIL
Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
“If you can wait until after my meeting with her, we'll talk then.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 2, 2023.
ANTIS
plural of anti
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.
ENTIA
plural of ens
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.
INTIL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INTIS
plural of inti
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.
ONTIC
Ontological.
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.
UNTIN
To remove the tin (metal) from.
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 _NTI_?
- 9 five-letter words match _NTI_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ENTIA has the highest feedback entropy at 5.19 bits against the possible answers.