- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _OA_T
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This pattern has 10 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: BOAST (December 16, 2024); COAST (November 6, 2021); TOAST (January 31, 2025).
ACERB does not fit this page's clues. BOART keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_OAST
BOAST, COAST, ROAST, TOAST differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACERB tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 4 possible answers.
BOAST
used
COAST
used
ROAST
possible
TOAST
used
BOART
guess
COACT
guess
COAPT
guess
GOAFT
guess
HOAST
guess
LOAST
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _OA_T?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, G, H, L, R, T
- 4th letter C, F, P, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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BOAST
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
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 16, 2024.
COAST
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
“The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches.”
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 6, 2021.
ROAST
To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
“to roast meat on a spit”
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.
TOAST
Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
“I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.”
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 31, 2025.
BOART
Alternative spelling of bort.
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.
COACT
To compel, constrain, force.
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.
COAPT
To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation.
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.
GOAFT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HOAST
A cough.
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.
LOAST
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _OA_T?
- 10 five-letter words match _OA_T 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, ROAST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.65 bits against the possible answers.