- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _T__G
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: STRAG
Position 1S 88%E 13%
Position 3R 38%A 25%I 13%O 13%
Position 4N 50%I 25%A 13%O 13%
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 8 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: STING (October 3, 2022); STUNG (March 27, 2024).
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 _T__G?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter E, S
- 3rd letter A, I, O, R, U
- 4th letter A, I, N, O
Meanings and answer history
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STING
A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
“Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!”
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Past Wordle answer: October 3, 2022.
STUNG
simple past and past participle of sting
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Past Wordle answer: March 27, 2024.
ETROG
The yellow citron (Citrus medica) used in Sukkot ritual.
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.
STAIG
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
STANG
A forked ritual staff.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
STONG
An area of land equivalent to a quarter of an acre; a rood; a stang.
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.
STRAG
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
STRIG
A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
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 _T__G?
- 8 five-letter words match _T__G 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, STRAG has the highest feedback entropy at 5.02 bits against the possible answers.