5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching __W_L

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Possible answers

BOWEL DOWEL JEWEL TOWEL VOWEL

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This pattern has 11 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: DOWEL (May 11, 2025); JEWEL (April 1, 2025); TOWEL (March 24, 2024); VOWEL (November 21, 2025).

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

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

Hard Mode Use BOWEL instead.

ADBOT does not fit this page's clues. BOWEL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _OWEL

BOWEL, DOWEL, TOWEL, VOWEL differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADBOT tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits __W_L?

All 11 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 82% O 55% T 18% A 18% N 18% B 9%

Words with five different letters

55% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BOWEL DOWEL TOWEL VOWEL COWAL

Common letter pairs

WE 20% EL 20% OW 14% EW 9% WA 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 100% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __W_L?
11 five-letter words match __W_L 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, TOWEL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.01 bits against the possible answers.
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