Know A and E and T belong in the word but not where? ABATE, ACUTE, ADEPT and more contain them, and 95 are past Wordle answers, marked green.
About 17% (95) have been actual Wordle answers. ACUTE is among the most familiar to reach for.
Best First Guesses
With 562 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- TASTE: takes 562 down to 135 at worst. It has been an answer before.
- TEARS: down to 140.
- LEAST: down to 144. It has been an answer before.
What These Words Have in Common
144 of them end in E, about a quarter of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are R (149), S (145) and L (96). 54 of the 562 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, E and T
The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.
- ABATE
- ACUTE
- ADEPT
- AFTER
- AGATE
- AGENT
- ALERT
- ALTER
- ATONE
- AVERT
- BASTE
- BATHE
- BEAST
- BEGAT
- BLEAT
- CADET
- CASTE
- CATER
- CHEAT
- CLEAT
- CRATE
- DEALT
- DEATH
- DELTA
- EARTH
- EATEN
- EATER
- ECLAT
- ELATE
- ENACT
- EXACT
- EXALT
- EXTRA
- FACET
- FEAST
- FETAL
- GRATE
- GREAT
- HASTE
- HATER
- HAUTE
- HEART
- HEATH
- IRATE
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEAST
- MATEY
- MEANT
- MEATY
- METAL
- OVATE
- PASTE
- PETAL
- PLATE
- PLEAT
- REACT
- SAUTE
- SKATE
- SLATE
- STAGE
- STAKE
- STALE
- STARE
- STATE
- STAVE
- STEAD
- STEAK
- STEAL
- STEAM
- SWEAT
- TABLE
- TAKEN
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- TASTE
- TEACH
- TEARY
- TEASE
- TERRA
- THETA
- TRACE
- TRADE
- TREAD
- TREAT
- TWEAK
- VALET
- WASTE
- WATER
- WHEAT
- YEAST
- BEATS
- DATED
- DATES
- GATES
- LATEX
- RATED
- RATES
- SEATS
- TAKES
- TALES
- TAPES
- TAXES
- TEAMS
- TEARS
- TEXAS
- ABEAT
- ABETS
- ABLET
- ABNET
- ABOTE
- ABRET
- ACATE
- ACETA
- ACTED
- ADLET
- ADRET
- AETAT
- AFRET
- AGETE
- AGLET
- AHENT
- AHMET
- ALATE
- ALEFT
- ALEUT
- ALFET
- ALHET
- ALIET
- ALITE
- AMATE
- AMENT
- AMLET
- ANENT
- ANLET
- ANNET
- ANTAE
- ANTED
- ANTES
- ANTRE
- AOTEA
- AOTES
- APERT
- APPET
- APTED
- APTER
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With A
- ABATE
- ACUTE
- ADEPT
- AFTER
- AGATE
- AGENT
- ALERT
- ALTER
- ATONE
- AVERT
- ABEAT
- ABETS
- ABLET
- ABNET
- ABOTE
- ABRET
- ACATE
- ACETA
- ACTED
- ADLET
- ADRET
- AETAT
- AFRET
- AGETE
- AGLET
- AHENT
- AHMET
- ALATE
- ALEFT
- ALEUT
- ALFET
- ALHET
- ALIET
- ALITE
- AMATE
- AMENT
- AMLET
- ANENT
- ANLET
- ANNET
- ANTAE
- ANTED
- ANTES
- ANTRE
- AOTEA
- AOTES
- APERT
- APPET
- APTED
- APTER
- ARENT
- AREST
- ARETE
- ARETS
- ARETT
- ARITE
- ARMET
- ARRET
- ARTEL
- ARTER
- ARTIE
- ASHET
- ASSET
- ASTEL
- ASTER
- ASTRE
- ATAKE
- ATAME
- ATEBA
- ATEES
- ATELO
- ATELY
- ATHEL
- ATLEE
- ATOKE
- ATOLE
- ATREN
- ATTER
- ATTLE
- ATULE
- ATUNE
- AUETO
- AUGET
- AUTEM
- AUTRE
- AWEST
- AWETO
- AWHET
- AXITE
- AYLET
- AZOTE
- AZTEC
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With B
- BASTE
- BATHE
- BEAST
- BEGAT
- BLEAT
- BEATS
- BARET
- BATEA
- BATED
- BATEL
- BATER
- BATES
- BEANT
- BEATA
- BEATH
- BEATI
- BEATY
- BEAUT
- BEBAT
- BELAT
- BEMAT
- BEPAT
- BERAT
- BESAT
- BETAG
- BETAS
- BETTA
- BLATE
- BUTEA
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With C
- CADET
- CASTE
- CATER
- CHEAT
- CLEAT
- CRATE
- CAITE
- CARET
- CARTE
- CATEL
- CATES
- CERAT
- CESTA
- COATE
- CREAT
- CRETA
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With D
- DEALT
- DEATH
- DELTA
- DATED
- DATES
- DANTE
- DATER
- DEBAT
- DEFAT
- DENAT
- DEOTA
- DERAT
- DETAG
- DETAR
- DETAT
- DETAX
- DRATE
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With E
- EARTH
- EATEN
- EATER
- ECLAT
- ELATE
- ENACT
- EXACT
- EXALT
- EXTRA
- EARNT
- EARST
- EASTS
- EATHE
- EATIN
- ECART
- ECTAD
- ECTAL
- ENAPT
- ENATE
- ENHAT
- ENTAD
- ENTAL
- ENTEA
- ENTIA
- EPACT
- ERATO
- ESTAB
- ETAGE
- ETANG
- ETAPE
- ETATS
- ETHAL
- ETHAN
- ETIAM
- ETNAS
- ETWAS
- ETYMA
- EXEAT
- EXPAT
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With F
- FACET
- FEAST
- FETAL
- FATED
- FATES
- FAUTE
- FEART
- FEATS
- FEATY
- FESTA
- FETAS
- FETTA
- FETWA
- FLETA
- FRATE
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With G
- GRATE
- GREAT
- GATES
- GALET
- GATED
- GATER
- GAZET
- GEAST
- GEATS
- GETAE
- GETAH
- GETAS
- GRETA
- GTEAU
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With H
- HASTE
- HATER
- HAUTE
- HEART
- HEATH
- HABET
- HAETS
- HALTE
- HATED
- HATEL
- HATES
- HATTE
- HEAST
- HEATS
- HEATY
- HERAT
- HIATE
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With L
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEAST
- LATEX
- LACET
- LAETI
- LATED
- LATEN
- LATKE
- LEATH
- LEATS
- LEPTA
- LUTEA
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With M
- MATEY
- MEANT
- MEATY
- METAL
- MACTE
- MANET
- MANTE
- MATED
- MATER
- MATES
- MATHE
- MATIE
- MATTE
- MAZET
- MEATH
- MEATS
- MENAT
- MENTA
- MERAT
- METAD
- METAE
- METAS
- METRA
- METTA
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With N
- NANTE
- NATES
- NATHE
- NAVET
- NEANT
- NEATH
- NEATO
- NEATS
- NENTA
- NETAS
- NETTA
- NEVAT
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With P
- PASTE
- PETAL
- PLATE
- PLEAT
- PALET
- PARTE
- PATED
- PATEE
- PATEL
- PATEN
- PATER
- PATES
- PATTE
- PEART
- PEATS
- PEATY
- PELTA
- PENTA
- PESTA
- PETAR
- PHAET
- PIETA
- POTAE
- PRATE
- PRETA
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With R
- REACT
- RATED
- RATES
- RAMET
- RATEL
- RATER
- RATHE
- RAZET
- REAST
- REATA
- REATE
- RECTA
- REPAT
- RESAT
- RETAG
- RETAL
- RETAM
- RETAN
- RETAR
- RETAX
- RETIA
- ROATE
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With S
- SAUTE
- SKATE
- SLATE
- STAGE
- STAKE
- STALE
- STARE
- STATE
- STAVE
- STEAD
- STEAK
- STEAL
- STEAM
- SWEAT
- SEATS
- SAETA
- SAITE
- SALET
- SATED
- SATEM
- SATER
- SATES
- SCEAT
- SEBAT
- SEDAT
- SEPTA
- SERTA
- SETAE
- SETAL
- SHEAT
- SKEAT
- SPATE
- SPEAT
- STADE
- STANE
- STEAN
- STEAR
- STELA
- STEMA
- STOAE
- STRAE
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With T
- TABLE
- TAKEN
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- TASTE
- TEACH
- TEARY
- TEASE
- TERRA
- THETA
- TRACE
- TRADE
- TREAD
- TREAT
- TWEAK
- TAKES
- TALES
- TAPES
- TAXES
- TEAMS
- TEARS
- TEXAS
- TABEL
- TABER
- TABES
- TABET
- TACES
- TACET
- TACHE
- TAELS
- TAGEL
- TAISE
- TAJES
- TAKED
- TALEA
- TALED
- TALER
- TAMED
- TAMES
- TANTE
- TAPED
- TAPEN
- TAPET
- TARDE
- TAREA
- TARED
- TAREQ
- TARES
- TARGE
- TARIE
- TARRE
- TARSE
- TARTE
- TARVE
- TASED
- TASER
- TASES
- TASSE
- TATER
- TATES
- TATIE
- TAUBE
- TAUPE
- TAVER
- TAWED
- TAWER
- TAWIE
- TAWSE
- TAXED
- TAXER
- TAYER
- TAZZE
- TEADE
- TEADS
- TEAED
- TEAER
- TEAEY
- TEAKS
- TEALS
- TEART
- TEASY
- TEATS
- TEATY
- TEAVE
- TEAZE
- TECLA
- TECTA
- TEGUA
- TEIAN
- TEKYA
- TELAE
- TELAR
- TELIA
- TEMAN
- TENAI
- TENIA
- TENLA
- TEPAL
- TEPAS
- TERAI
- TERAP
- TERAS
- TERGA
- TERMA
- TERNA
- TERZA
- TESLA
- TESTA
- TETRA
- TEXAN
- TEXTA
- THALE
- THANE
- THAVE
- THEAH
- THEAT
- THECA
- THEMA
- THRAE
- TIARE
- TINEA
- TMEMA
- TOAZE
- TODEA
- TOEAS
- TOGAE
- TRAME
- TRAPE
- TRAVE
- TREAS
- TREFA
- TREMA
- TSADE
- TUBAE
- TWAES
- TWALE
- TWEAG
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With V
- VALET
- VATES
- VATJE
- VAUTE
- VAWTE
- VENTA
- VESTA
- VITAE
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With W
- WASTE
- WATER
- WHEAT
- WAGET
- WAITE
- WETAS
- WRATE
- WREAT
5 Letter Words With A, E and T Starting With I, J, K and other letters
- IRATE
- IDETA
- JACET
- JALET
- JANET
- JEATS
- JEBAT
- KATIE
- KEATS
- KEITA
- KERAT
- KETAL
- KETAS
- OVATE
- OATEN
- OATER
- OLATE
- ORATE
- OTATE
- QUATE
- UPEAT
- URATE
- USETA
- UVATE
- YEAST
- YATES
- YENTA
- ZANTE
- ZETAS
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- RATEL: Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.
- TAWSE: A leather strap for punishing children.
- AGLET: Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
- ELATE: Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism. It has been an answer.
- TASSE: One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs.
- THECA: Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.
- TENIA: A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
- REATA: A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
- ORATE: Talk pompously.
- PRATE: Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
- OATEN: Of or related to or derived from oats.
- ECLAT: Enthusiastic approval. It has been an answer.
- TABES: Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
- AMENT: A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, E and T?
Yes. AFTER, GREAT and STATE have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. STATE and TREAT are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ARMET really a word?
Yes. A medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
AFTER. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. WREAT and WRATE are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
BASTE, BEGAT and BLEAT. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.