Wordle helper
Five Letter Word Finder
Find Wordle guesses from known letters, excluded letters, and five-letter patterns. Use the controls below and get usable answers without leaving the page.
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Enter letters or a pattern, or click Sample to see how this tool narrows a real puzzle.
You need a five-letter word that fits a specific pattern - maybe you know the first and last letters, maybe you have a set of letters that must appear, maybe you're trying to avoid certain letters entirely. This tool is a finder, not a solver: it returns every five-letter word that matches your criteria, with extra filters to help you zero in on the right one. Use it for Wordle, Scrabble, crossword puzzles, or any word game where five-letter words are the target.
Advanced position filters for precise matching
Beyond the basic position boxes, this finder lets you set multiple constraints per position. For example, you can say position 2 is either "A" or "E," and position 4 is not "R" or "S." This is useful when you have partial information - you know a letter is in a certain spot but aren't sure which of two possibilities is correct. The tool will return words that satisfy all your conditions.
Letter frequency and word score filters
Not all five-letter words are equally useful. The finder includes optional filters for letter frequency (how common the letters are in English) and word score (a simple point value based on Scrabble tile values). If you're playing a game where rare letters are valuable, you can filter for high-scoring words. If you're trying to guess efficiently, filter for high-frequency words.
Pattern matching with wildcards
Don't know a letter? Use a wildcard (underscore or question mark) in any position. The finder will treat that position as unknown and return all words that match the rest of the pattern. For example, "S_O_E" returns words like "STOLE," "SHORE," and "SCONE." You can use multiple wildcards in the same pattern.
Sort and export options
Results can be grouped by length, by word score, or by letter frequency. Use the copy button to copy visible results as plain text.
When you need to find words with specific letter combinations
Use the "contains" field to require certain letter pairs or triples. For example, if you need a word that contains "TH" or "QU," enter that sequence. The finder will only return words that include that substring. This is especially useful for crossword clues or word games with specific letter patterns.
Wordle-style example
After a guess like CRANE, enter confirmed green letters in the pattern, put yellow letters in contains, and put gray letters in exclude. Do not judge the list until all three signals are entered.
Choose the right word tool
Use this page when your clue information comes from previous guesses: green letters, yellow letters, and excluded gray letters. If you only have loose letters with no positions, an unscrambler or word finder is a better fit.
Common Questions
What 5 letter words can I make with these letters?
Enter your letters in the "contains" field. Use position boxes for any letters you know the location of. The finder will return all matching five-letter words.
What 5 letter words start with this letter?
Use the "starts with" field or put the letter in position box 1. The finder will only show words beginning with that letter.
What 5 letter words end with this letter?
Use the "ends with" field or put the letter in position box 5. The finder will only show words ending with that letter.
Can I exclude letters from the results?
Yes. Type the letters you want to exclude into the "excludes" field. Any word containing those letters will be removed.
How do I find five-letter words for Wordle?
Enter your green letters in the position boxes, your yellow letters in the contains field, and your gray letters in the excludes field. Use wildcards for unknown positions. The finder will return all matching five-letter words.
Before your next guess
Before you use a candidate as your next guess, compare it against every clue from previous guesses. A word that fits the length can still be wrong if it reuses a gray letter or puts a yellow letter back in the same position.