- 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 _TIL_
Showing
6
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
6 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: STILE
Position 1S 67%A 17%U 17%
Position 5E 33%T 33%B 17%L 17%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Refine this pattern
The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.
Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 6 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: STILL (January 23, 2024); STILT (July 7, 2025).
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.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
Pattern guide
What fits _TIL_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, S, U
- 5th letter B, E, L, T
Meanings and answer history
Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.
STILL
Not moving; calm.
“Sit there and stay still!”
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 23, 2024.
STILT
Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 7, 2025.
UTILE
A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed quantity of satisfaction derived from an economic transaction.
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.
ATILT
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
“The child listened, her head atilt.”
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.
STILB
a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre
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.
STILE
A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.
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 _TIL_?
- 6 five-letter words match _TIL_ 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, STILE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.56 bits against the possible answers.