- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _PT__
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: APTER
Position 1A 33%O 33%U 33%
Position 4E 56%I 22%A 11%L 11%
Position 5R 33%D 22%C 11%E 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
APTLY
used
OPTIC
possible
OPTED
guess
APTED
guess
APTER
guess
OPTER
guess
UPTAK
guess
UPTER
guess
UPTIE
guess
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: APTLY (October 31, 2022).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _PT__?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, O, U
- 4th letter A, E, I, L
- 5th letter C, D, E, K, R, Y
Meanings and answer history
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APTLY
In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably
“an aptly named hotel”
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Past Wordle answer: October 31, 2022.
OPTIC
Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OPTED
simple past and past participle of opt
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
APTED
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
APTER
comparative form of apt: more apt
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OPTER
One who opts, or makes a choice.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
UPTAK
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
UPTER
Useless, no good.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
UPTIE
To tie up, fasten up.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _PT__?
- 9 five-letter words match _PT__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, APTER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.4 bits against the possible answers.