- 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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Shortlist
4 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersTight family: _OOTH (3)
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Shortlist note
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: BOOTH (July 18, 2026); TOOTH (February 4, 2025).
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
ABACS does not fit this page's clues. BOOTH 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.
_OOTH
BOOTH, SOOTH, TOOTH differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABACS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
_OOTH?All 4 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
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A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
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Past Wordle answer: July 18, 2026.
Alternative form of saunth (“type of chutney”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
“tooth decay”
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Past Wordle answer: February 4, 2025.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.