5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _N_EL

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words0 not previously used3 past answers

Position 1I 50%A 25%K 25%
Position 3C 25%E 25%G 25%T 25%

Possible answers

ANGEL INTEL KNEEL

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

ANGEL used INTEL used KNEEL used INCEL guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _N_EL?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _N_EL 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: AALII

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • KNEEL — play this answer next
  • INTEL — play this answer next
  • ANGEL — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 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: ANGEL (September 16, 2023); INTEL (August 30, 2026); KNEEL (May 30, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter AALII
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use ANGEL instead.

AALII does not fit this page's clues. ANGEL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 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 _N_EL?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, I, K
  • 3rd letter C, E, G, T
Meanings and answer history

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ANGEL

An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.

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 16, 2023.

INTEL

Intelligence (secret information).

“Intel is important in espionage.”

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

Past Wordle answer: August 30, 2026.

KNEEL

To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

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

Past Wordle answer: May 30, 2023.

INCEL

A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.

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 _N_EL?
4 five-letter words match _N_EL in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.