- 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 _X_L_
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: AXILE
Position 1E 50%A 38%I 13%
Position 3I 38%U 25%A 13%E 13%
Position 5E 38%S 38%T 25%
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This pattern has 8 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: EXALT (May 22, 2024); EXILE (July 12, 2025); EXULT (December 4, 2021).
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 _X_L_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, I
- 3rd letter A, E, I, T, U
- 5th letter E, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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EXALT
To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
“The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 22, 2024.
EXILE
The state of being banished from one's home or country.
“He lived in exile.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 12, 2025.
EXULT
To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
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 4, 2021.
AXELS
plural of axel
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AXILE
Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AXILS
plural of axil
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
EXULS
plural of exul
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
IXTLE
A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber.
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 _X_L_?
- 8 five-letter words match _X_L_ 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, AXILE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.83 bits against the possible answers.