Five-letter words matching _OL_N

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COLON is the only possible answer that fits.

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What fits _OL_N?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

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  • 1st letter C, H, S, T
  • 4th letter A, I, O
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COLON

The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

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Past Wordle answer: July 14, 2021.

COLIN

The American quail or bobwhite, or related species.

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HOLON

One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the spinon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.

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SOLAN

solan goose

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SOLON

A wise legislator or lawgiver.

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TOLAN

A surname.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _OL_N?
6 five-letter words match _OL_N in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SOLAN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.31 bits against the possible answers.
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