- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 _OT_L
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This pattern has 8 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: HOTEL (July 3, 2023); MOTEL (November 1, 2025); TOTAL (January 12, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. HOTEL 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 _OT_L?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, H, M, N, R, S, T
- 4th letter A, E, O
Meanings and answer history
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HOTEL
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 3, 2023.
MOTEL
A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.
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 1, 2025.
TOTAL
An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
“A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.”
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Past Wordle answer: January 12, 2025.
BOTEL
a floating hotel; a boat that acts as a hotel
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.
DOTAL
Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NOTAL
Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ROTAL
Of or relating to wheels.
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.
SOTOL
Any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _OT_L?
- 8 five-letter words match _OT_L 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, ROTAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.44 bits against the possible answers.