- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 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 _ORT_
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This pattern has 27 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: AORTA (December 23, 2022); FORTE (July 24, 2024); FORTH (August 13, 2021); FORTY (March 1, 2024); NORTH (January 21, 2024).
FAYNE does not fit this page's clues. FORTH 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.
Tight family:
FORT_
FORTE, FORTH, FORTY differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; FAYNE tests the family more efficiently.
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AORTA
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FORTE
used
FORTH
used
FORTY
used
NORTH
used
WORTH
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FORTS
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PORTE
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PORTS
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SORTA
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SORTS
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BORTS
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BORTY
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BORTZ
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DORTS
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DORTY
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JORTS
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MORTS
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PORTA
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PORTH
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PORTY
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RORTS
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RORTY
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TORTA
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TORTE
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TORTS
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WORTS
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Pattern guide
What fits _ORT_?
All 27 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _ORT_?
- 27 five-letter words match _ORT_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.