- 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 _ROT_
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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: BROTH (April 10, 2024); FROTH (June 4, 2022); WROTE (November 25, 2021).
ABAFT does not fit this page's clues. BROTH 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 _ROT_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, F, G, P, T, W
- 5th letter E, H, O, S
Meanings and answer history
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BROTH
Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
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Past Wordle answer: April 10, 2024.
FROTH
Foam.
“Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.”
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Past Wordle answer: June 4, 2022.
WROTE
simple past of write
“We all wrote down the instructions.”
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 25, 2021.
PROTO
Clipping of prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GROTS
plural of grot
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TROTH
An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TROTS
plural of trot
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WROTH
Full of anger; wrathful.
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 _ROT_?
- 8 five-letter words match _ROT_ 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, WROTE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.21 bits against the possible answers.