5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _OLI_

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15 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: DOLIE

Position 1F 27%C 13%D 13%P 13%
Position 5E 27%A 13%C 13%D 13%

Possible answers

COLIC FOLIO SOLID

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This pattern has 15 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: COLIC (November 28, 2025); FOLIO (May 22, 2025); SOLID (November 26, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ABACS
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.

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ABACS does not fit this page's clues. FOLIC 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 _OLI_?

All 15 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 33% F 27% D 27% C 20% S 13% P 13%

Words with five different letters

80% of the matches have no repeated letters.

SOLID BOLIX COLIN DOLIA DOLIE

Common letter pairs

OL 15/15 words (100%) LI 15/15 words (100%) FO 4/15 words (27%) IE 4/15 words (27%) CO 2/15 words (13%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 40% · three or more: 60%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _OLI_?
15 five-letter words match _OLI_ 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, DOLIE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.32 bits against the possible answers.