- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _R_EL
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This pattern has 6 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: CRUEL (January 28, 2026); GRUEL (August 16, 2022).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. CREEL 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 _R_EL?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, C, G, O
- 3rd letter E, I, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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CRUEL
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
“The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 28, 2026.
GRUEL
A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 16, 2022.
ARIEL
A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
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.
ARTEL
A Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CREEL
A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ORIEL
A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.
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 _R_EL?
- 6 five-letter words match _R_EL 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, ARIEL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.77 bits against the possible answers.