- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _QUA_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: SQUAT
Position 1S 57%A 29%E 14%
Position 5B 14%D 14%E 14%L 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 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: EQUAL (October 13, 2022); SQUAD (February 17, 2026); SQUAT (March 3, 2023).
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 _QUA_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, S
- 5th letter B, D, E, L, S, T, W
Meanings and answer history
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EQUAL
The same in one or more respects.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 13, 2022.
SQUAD
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
“He assembled a squad of ten to take on the assassin.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 11, 2022; February 17, 2026.
SQUAT
Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 3, 2023.
AQUAE
plural of aqua
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.
AQUAS
plural of aqua
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.
SQUAB
A fledgling (young) bird.
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.
SQUAW
A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.
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 _QUA_?
- 7 five-letter words match _QUA_ 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, SQUAT has the highest feedback entropy at 4.35 bits against the possible answers.