- 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 _Q_A_
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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).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. SQUAD 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 _Q_A_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, S
- 3rd letter U
- 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
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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 _Q_A_?
- 7 five-letter words match _Q_A_ 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.