Five-letter words matching __O_G

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19 matching words1 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: ALONG

Position 1S 21%A 11%P 11%B 5%
Position 2L 26%M 16%R 16%C 11%
Position 4N 68%O 11%R 11%G 5%

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This pattern has 19 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: ALONG (September 15, 2025); AMONG (December 5, 2025); PRONG (July 23, 2024); WRONG (June 12, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ALEPH
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
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2.32 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ALEPH does not fit this page's clues. SMORG keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.8 (2 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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What fits __O_G?

All 19 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

63% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

ON 13/19 words (68%) NG 13/19 words (68%) LO 5/19 words (26%) MO 4/19 words (21%) OO 4/19 words (21%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 53% · two: 47% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __O_G?
19 five-letter words match __O_G in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ALONG has the highest feedback entropy at 4.87 bits against the possible answers.