- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.81 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 _UIL_
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words1 not previously used6 past answersTight family: _UILT (3)
Position 1G 30%Q 30%B 20%M 10%
Position 5T 30%D 20%E 20%A 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish _UIL_?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _UIL_ as your green-letter clues.
Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: BEGAT
In normal mode, this play can cover 7 of 7 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray QUILL — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green QUILT — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray GUILD — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Green GUILT — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Yellow, Gray, Gray GUILE — play this answer next
- Green, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray BUILD — play this answer next
- Green, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green BUILT — play this answer next
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BUILD (February 21, 2024); BUILT (December 21, 2023); GUILD (October 6, 2021); GUILE (December 2, 2024); QUILL (September 22, 2025); QUILT (December 21, 2025).
BEGAT does not fit this page's clues. GUILT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.86 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
GUIL_
GUILD, GUILE, GUILT differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BEGAT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _UIL_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, G, M, Q, T
- 5th letter A, D, E, L, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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BUILD
To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
“I built a shed in my backyard.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 21, 2024.
BUILT
well-built, muscular or toned.
“Wow! Your new boyfriend's really built.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 21, 2023.
GUILD
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.
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 6, 2021.
GUILE
Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 2, 2024.
GUILT
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
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.
QUILL
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 22, 2025.
QUILT
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
“My grandmother is going to sew a quilt.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 21, 2025.
MUILS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
QUILA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TUILE
A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes and added as garnish to dishes or desserts.
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 _UIL_?
- 10 five-letter words match _UIL_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.