- 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 _X_L_
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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).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. AXILE 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 _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.”
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 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.