- 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 _W_A_
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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: SWEAT (February 20, 2023); TWEAK (January 22, 2024).
ABAFT does not fit this page's clues. SWEAR 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 _W_A_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, K, S, T
- 3rd letter A, E
- 5th letter I, K, L, R, T
Meanings and answer history
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SWEAR
To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
“The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.”
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.
SWEAT
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
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 20, 2023.
TWEAK
To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
“to tweak the nose.”
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 22, 2024.
DWAAL
A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state
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.
KWAAI
bad-tempered, aggressive, fierce
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.
SWEAL
To burn slowly.
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 _W_A_?
- 6 five-letter words match _W_A_ 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, SWEAR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.16 bits against the possible answers.