- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 _P_O_
Showing
21
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
21 matching words1 not previously used4 past answers
Position 1S 52%A 19%E 10%U 10%
Position 3O 38%R 14%H 10%P 10%
Position 5S 19%N 14%D 10%G 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.
APRON
Very unlikely
used
SPOOF
Very unlikely
used
SPOOK
Likely
SPOOL
Very unlikely
used
SPOON
Very unlikely
used
APIOL
Very unlikely
APOOP
Very unlikely
APSOS
Very unlikely
EPHOD
Very unlikely
EPHOR
Very unlikely
IPPON
Very unlikely
OPPOS
Very unlikely
SPEOS
Very unlikely
SPLOG
Very unlikely
SPOOM
Very unlikely
SPOOR
Very unlikely
SPOOT
Very unlikely
SPROD
Very unlikely
SPROG
Very unlikely
UPBOW
Very unlikely
UPDOS
Very unlikely
Choose a move for this list
BRICK leaves 1.2651 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 21 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.
This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.
To attempt the most likely matching answer now, SPOOK has a 96.8% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 1.1356 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.
This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish _P_O_?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _P_O_ as your green-letter clues.
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Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 21 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: APRON (June 16, 2022); SPOOF (October 15, 2025); SPOOL (December 24, 2025); SPOON (October 21, 2024).
ALKIN does not fit this page's clues. APRON keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
SPOO_
SPOOF, SPOOK, SPOOL, SPOON differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ALKIN tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _P_O_?
All 21 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Words with five different letters
43% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
SP 11/21 words (52%)
PO 10/21 words (48%)
OO 8/21 words (38%)
AP 4/21 words (19%)
OS 4/21 words (19%)
Vowels
No vowels: 0% · one: 14% · two: 76% · three or more: 10%
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _P_O_?
- 21 five-letter words match _P_O_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.