Know A and L and T belong in the word but not where? ADULT, ALERT, ALLOT and more contain them, and 62 are possible answers, marked green.
All 322 are here, ordered by what each one rules out rather than alphabetically.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 322 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- TALES: takes 322 down to 67 at worst.
- LATER: down to 82. It is on the answer list.
- TABLE: down to 84. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on T more than any other letter: 90 words, about a quarter of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (96), S (73) and O (57). 26 of these 322 words turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are worth a read, but not worth a guess.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, L and T
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ADULT
- ALERT
- ALLOT
- ALOFT
- ALTAR
- ALTER
- APTLY
- ATOLL
- BLAST
- BLEAT
- BLOAT
- CLEAT
- DEALT
- DELTA
- ECLAT
- ELATE
- EXALT
- FATAL
- FAULT
- FETAL
- FLOAT
- GLOAT
- LATCH
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEAST
- LOATH
- METAL
- NATAL
- OCTAL
- PETAL
- PLAIT
- PLANT
- PLATE
- PLEAT
- SALTY
- SHALT
- SLANT
- SLATE
- SPLAT
- STALE
- STALK
- STALL
- STEAL
- TABLE
- TALLY
- TALON
- TIDAL
- TONAL
- TOTAL
- TRAIL
- TRAWL
- TRIAL
- TUBAL
- ULTRA
- VALET
- VAULT
- VITAL
- WALTZ
- ATLAS
- LATEX
- TALES
- TALKS
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With A
- ADULT
- ALERT
- ALLOT
- ALOFT
- ALTAR
- ALTER
- APTLY
- ATOLL
- ATLAS
- ABLET
- ADLET
- AFLAT
- AGLET
- AHOLT
- AILLT
- ALANT
- ALATA
- ALATE
- ALEFT
- ALEUT
- ALFET
- ALHET
- ALIET
- ALIST
- ALITE
- ALITY
- ALOUT
- ALTHO
- ALTIN
- ALTOS
- ALTUN
- ALTUS
- ALUTA
- AMLET
- ANLET
- ANTAL
- APTAL
- ARTAL
- ARTEL
- ARTLY
- ASTEL
- ATELO
- ATELY
- ATHEL
- ATILT
- ATLEE
- ATOLE
- ATTAL
- ATTLE
- ATULE
- AWALT
- AYLET
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With B
- BLAST
- BLEAT
- BLOAT
- BALAT
- BALOT
- BALTI
- BALUT
- BATEL
- BELAT
- BILAT
- BLART
- BLATE
- BLATS
- BLATT
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With C
- CLEAT
- CATEL
- CITAL
- CLAPT
- CLART
- CLAST
- CLATS
- CLAUT
- COLAT
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With D
- DEALT
- DELTA
- DALTS
- DATAL
- DATIL
- DAULT
- DITAL
- DOTAL
- DULAT
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With F
- FATAL
- FAULT
- FETAL
- FLOAT
- FATIL
- FATLY
- FLATS
- FLETA
- FLOTA
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With L
- LATCH
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEAST
- LOATH
- LATEX
- LACET
- LACTO
- LAETI
- LAITH
- LAITY
- LAMUT
- LANTS
- LARNT
- LASTS
- LASTY
- LATAH
- LATAX
- LATED
- LATEN
- LATHI
- LATHS
- LATHY
- LATIN
- LATKE
- LATON
- LATRO
- LATUS
- LAUTU
- LEATH
- LEATS
- LEPTA
- LHOTA
- LIART
- LITAI
- LITAS
- LITRA
- LOAST
- LOMTA
- LOTAH
- LOTAN
- LOTAS
- LOTSA
- LOTTA
- LOVAT
- LUTAO
- LUTEA
- LUTRA
- LYART
- LYTTA
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With P
- PETAL
- PLAIT
- PLANT
- PLATE
- PLEAT
- PALET
- PALTA
- PATEL
- PATLY
- PELTA
- PLAST
- PLATO
- PLATS
- PLATT
- PLATY
- PLOAT
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With S
- SALTY
- SHALT
- SLANT
- SLATE
- SPLAT
- STALE
- STALK
- STALL
- STEAL
- SALAT
- SALET
- SALTA
- SALTO
- SALTS
- SALUT
- SAULT
- SCALT
- SCLAT
- SETAL
- SLAIT
- SLART
- SLATH
- SLATS
- SLATY
- SLOAT
- SMALT
- SPALT
- STAIL
- STELA
- STOLA
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With T
- TABLE
- TALLY
- TALON
- TIDAL
- TONAL
- TOTAL
- TRAIL
- TRAWL
- TRIAL
- TUBAL
- TALES
- TALKS
- TAALS
- TABEL
- TABLA
- TABLS
- TAELS
- TAGAL
- TAGEL
- TAHIL
- TAILS
- TAILY
- TALAK
- TALAO
- TALAQ
- TALAR
- TALAS
- TALCK
- TALCS
- TALCY
- TALEA
- TALED
- TALER
- TALIK
- TALIO
- TALIS
- TALKY
- TALLI
- TALLS
- TALMA
- TALPA
- TALUK
- TALUS
- TAMAL
- TAMIL
- TAMUL
- TAPUL
- TAULA
- TAULD
- TAULI
- TAXOL
- TEALS
- TECLA
- TELAE
- TELAR
- TELIA
- TENLA
- TEPAL
- TESLA
- THALA
- THALE
- THALI
- TICAL
- TILAK
- TILDA
- TILIA
- TLACO
- TOLAN
- TOLAR
- TOLAS
- TORAL
- TULPA
- TULSA
- TUNAL
- TUZLA
- TWALE
- TWALS
- TWALT
- TYPAL
5 Letter Words With A, L and T Starting With E, G, H and other letters
- ECLAT
- ELATE
- EXALT
- ECTAL
- ENTAL
- ETHAL
- GLOAT
- GALET
- GALUT
- GAULT
- GLATT
- HALTE
- HALTS
- HATEL
- HAULT
- ICTAL
- IHLAT
- ITALA
- ITALI
- ITALY
- JALET
- KATAL
- KETAL
- KOTAL
- METAL
- MALTA
- MALTO
- MALTS
- MALTY
- MATLO
- NATAL
- NITAL
- NOTAL
- OCTAL
- OBLAT
- OLATE
- ONTAL
- RATAL
- RATEL
- RETAL
- ROTAL
- ULTRA
- VALET
- VAULT
- VITAL
- VLAST
- VOLTA
- VOTAL
- WALTZ
- WALTH
- WALTY
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.
- AGLET: Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
- ELATE: Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism. It is on the answer list.
- LITAS: The basic unit of money in Lithuania.
- TICAL: The basic unit of money in Thailand.
- ICTAL: Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
- ECLAT: Enthusiastic approval. It is on the answer list.
- PLATY: Small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish.
- LATHI: Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India.
- SLATY: Of the color of slate or granite.
- TALKY: Full of trivial conversation.
- STELA: An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
- BLEAT: Talk whiningly. It is on the answer list.
- OCTAL: Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, L and T?
Yes. LATER, LEAST and TOTAL 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. TOTAL and FATAL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ATILT really a word?
Yes. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
LATER. 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. WALTY and WALTH 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?
BLEAT, CLEAT and ECLAT. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.