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Nine possible Wordle answers end in IGHT. Guess them one by one and you can run out of rows.

Our solver plays FERMS there. It usually leaves about 2 words, 4 at most.

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Dark card labeled Tip. Headline: Nine possible answers end in IGHT. A row of tiles shows a blank first tile, then green I, G, H and T. Text: Guessing them one at a time can run you out of rows. Below, labeled what our solver plays: tiles spelling FERMS, then a panel: FERMS tests several first letters at once. It usually leaves about 2 words, never more than 4. Footer: fiveletterwords.io, Not affiliated with The New York Times.

November 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM

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October 25, 2026 at 6:49 AM

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STARE usually leaves about 74 possible answers out of about 2,400. About 1 game in 10 it comes back all gray, which still leaves around 240 words. Then our solver plays COLIN (the bobwhite quail) to get you down to about 7.

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November 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM

FiveLetterWords

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SETER is a real word. It's a natural rock terrace, cut by waves, that marks where a shoreline used to be.

It's also what our solver plays when AUDIO comes back all gray. About 200 words still fit then, and SETER usually gets you down to about 5.

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Dark card labeled Odd word. Headline: SETER is a real word. Five tiles spell SETER. Text: A natural rock terrace, cut by waves, that marks where a shoreline used to be. Below, labeled when AUDIO comes back all gray: five gray tiles spelling AUDIO, then a panel: About 200 words still fit. SETER usually gets you down to about 5, 11 at worst. Same pick in hard mode. Footer: fiveletterwords.io, Not affiliated with The New York Times.

November 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM

FiveLetterWords

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About 1 game in 9, CRANE comes back all gray and around 270 possible answers are still in play. Our solver plays SMOLT next. It tries five new letters and usually gets you down to about 7, never more than 16.

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Dark green FiveLetterWords tip card titled An all-gray CRANE still leaves around 270 answers. Five gray tiles spell CRANE. Text says that happens about 1 game in 9, so your second guess has a lot of work to do. Under the label what our solver plays next, five outlined tiles spell SMOLT. A panel says SMOLT tries five new letters, usually leaves about 7 words and never more than 16, and it's the same pick in hard mode.

November 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM

FiveLetterWords

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SLOOT is a real word. It means a ditch.

Our solver plays it when ADIEU comes back all gray, about 1 game in 14. About 170 words still fit, and SLOOT usually gets you down to about 6.

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Dark green FiveLetterWords odd word card titled SLOOT is a real word. Five outlined tiles spell SLOOT. Text says it means a ditch, and English got it from Afrikaans, which got it from Dutch. Under the label when ADIEU comes back all gray, five gray tiles spell ADIEU. A panel says about 170 words still fit, and our solver plays SLOOT next, which usually leaves about 6.

October 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM

Hazza

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Wordle 1,953 5/6*

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October 24, 2026 at 1:34 AM

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AUDIO usually leaves about 187 possible answers. About 1 game in 5 you get just a yellow A, and then our solver plays TARSE (a male falcon) to get you down to about 13.

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October 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM

FiveLetterWords

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If SLATE gives you a green E at the end and nothing else, about 1 game in 20, our solver plays GROIN next. That usually leaves about 4 words, never more than 8.

Hard mode makes you keep the E, so there it plays GRICE (a young pig), which leaves about 6.

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Dark green FiveLetterWords second guess card titled If SLATE gives you a green E and nothing else. Five tiles spell SLATE: S, L, A and T gray, E green. Under the label our solver plays next, five outlined tiles spell GROIN. A panel says it happens about 1 game in 20, and GROIN usually leaves about 4 words and never more than 8. Below: in hard mode you have to keep the E, so it plays GRICE instead, which leaves about 6. A grice is a young pig.

October 28, 2026 at 5:03 PM

Hazza

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Wordle 1,952 5/6*

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October 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM

Hazza

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Wordle 1,951 3/6*

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October 22, 2026 at 5:30 AM

FiveLetterWords

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RAISE usually leaves about 63 possible answers out of about 2,400. About 1 game in 14 it comes back all gray, and then our solver plays MULCT (a fine or penalty), which gets you down to about 7.

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October 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM

Hazza

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Wordle 1,950 3/6*

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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October 21, 2026 at 5:41 AM

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