302 words hold L and E and T, wherever they fall. ALERT, ALTER, BETEL lead, and 53 can be the answer.
About 18% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 53 words in all.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 302 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- LEAST: takes 302 down to 47 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- DEALT: down to 53. It is on the answer list.
- TALES: down to 66.
What These Words Have in Common
100 of them end in T, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (96), S (63) and I (56). Everyday English covers 24 of these 302 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, L and T
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ALERT
- ALTER
- BETEL
- BLEAT
- CLEAT
- CLEFT
- DEALT
- DELTA
- DWELT
- ECLAT
- ELATE
- ELECT
- ELITE
- EXALT
- EXTOL
- EXULT
- FETAL
- FILET
- FLEET
- FLUTE
- HOTEL
- INLET
- ISLET
- KNELT
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEAST
- LEFTY
- LITHE
- METAL
- MOTEL
- PETAL
- PLATE
- PLEAT
- SLATE
- SLEET
- SLEPT
- SMELT
- SPELT
- STALE
- STEAL
- STEEL
- STOLE
- STYLE
- TABLE
- TILDE
- TOWEL
- TULLE
- UTILE
- VALET
- BELTS
- INTEL
- LATEX
- TALES
- TELLS
- TILES
- TYLER
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With A
- ALERT
- ALTER
- ABLET
- ADLET
- AGLET
- ALATE
- ALEFT
- ALEUT
- ALFET
- ALHET
- ALIET
- ALITE
- AMLET
- ANLET
- ARTEL
- ASTEL
- ATELO
- ATELY
- ATHEL
- ATLEE
- ATOLE
- ATTLE
- ATULE
- AYLET
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With B
- BETEL
- BLEAT
- BELTS
- BATEL
- BELAT
- BELIT
- BLATE
- BLENT
- BLERT
- BLEST
- BLETS
- BLITE
- BLOTE
- BLUET
- BOLET
- BOTEL
- BUTLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With C
- CLEAT
- CLEFT
- CATEL
- CELTS
- CETYL
- CLEPT
- CLITE
- CLOTE
- COLET
- CULET
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With E
- ECLAT
- ELATE
- ELECT
- ELITE
- EXALT
- EXTOL
- EXULT
- ECTAL
- ELEET
- ELEUT
- ELINT
- ELIOT
- ELUTE
- ELVET
- ENLIT
- ENTAL
- EPLOT
- ETHAL
- ETHEL
- ETHYL
- ETTLE
- EXPTL
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With F
- FETAL
- FILET
- FLEET
- FLUTE
- FELTS
- FELTY
- FLECT
- FLETA
- FLITE
- FLOTE
- FLYTE
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With G
- GALET
- GELTS
- GILET
- GLEET
- GLEIT
- GLENT
- GLUTE
- GOLET
- GULET
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With L
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEAST
- LEFTY
- LITHE
- LATEX
- LACET
- LAETI
- LATED
- LATEN
- LATKE
- LEATH
- LEATS
- LEETS
- LEFTE
- LEFTS
- LEGIT
- LEITH
- LENTH
- LENTI
- LENTO
- LEPTA
- LEROT
- LESTE
- LESTS
- LETCH
- LETHE
- LETHY
- LETTY
- LETUP
- LEVET
- LEWTH
- LEWTY
- LICET
- LIEST
- LIEUT
- LINET
- LITED
- LITEM
- LITER
- LITES
- LITIE
- LITRE
- LOKET
- LOTES
- LOTTE
- LUCET
- LUITE
- LUKET
- LUNET
- LUTEA
- LUTED
- LUTEO
- LUTER
- LUTES
- LYTED
- LYTES
- LYTHE
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With M
- METAL
- MOTEL
- MELTS
- MELTY
- METEL
- METOL
- MOLET
- MULET
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With P
- PETAL
- PLATE
- PLEAT
- PALET
- PATEL
- PELTA
- PELTS
- PLETS
- PLOTE
- PLUTE
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With S
- SLATE
- SLEET
- SLEPT
- SMELT
- SPELT
- STALE
- STEAL
- STEEL
- STOLE
- STYLE
- SALET
- SETAL
- SLENT
- SLETE
- SLITE
- SLOTE
- SPLET
- STEIL
- STELA
- STELE
- STELL
- STILE
- SVELT
- SWELT
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With T
- TABLE
- TILDE
- TOWEL
- TULLE
- TALES
- TELLS
- TILES
- TYLER
- TABEL
- TAELS
- TAGEL
- TALEA
- TALED
- TALER
- TEALS
- TECLA
- TEELS
- TEILS
- TELAE
- TELAR
- TELCO
- TELEG
- TELEI
- TELES
- TELEX
- TELIA
- TELIC
- TELLT
- TELLY
- TELOI
- TELOS
- TELYN
- TENLA
- TEPAL
- TESLA
- TETEL
- TEWEL
- TEWLY
- THALE
- THELF
- THEOL
- THOLE
- THULE
- TILED
- TILER
- TIPLE
- TITLE
- TOILE
- TOLED
- TOLES
- TUDEL
- TUILE
- TULES
- TUPLE
- TWALE
- TWEEL
- TWEIL
5 Letter Words With E, L and T Starting With D, H, I and other letters
- DEALT
- DELTA
- DWELT
- DELFT
- DELIT
- DELTS
- HOTEL
- HALTE
- HATEL
- HELOT
- INLET
- ISLET
- INTEL
- ISTLE
- IXTLE
- IZTLE
- JALET
- KNELT
- KELTS
- KELTY
- KETAL
- KETOL
- KETYL
- KLETT
- OELET
- OILET
- OLATE
- OLENT
- ORLET
- OWLET
- OYLET
- QUELT
- RATEL
- RELET
- RELIT
- RELOT
- RETAL
- UTILE
- UNLET
- VALET
- VELDT
- VELTE
- VOLET
- VOLTE
- WELKT
- WELTS
- WETLY
- YELTS
- ZLOTE
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.
- ELUTE: Wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography.
- LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
- LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
- ECLAT: Enthusiastic approval. It is on the answer list.
- EXULT: To express great joy. It is on the answer list.
- OWLET: Young owl.
- TILER: A worker who lays tile.
- VELDT: Elevated open grassland in southern Africa.
- GLUTE: Any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh.
- STELA: An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
- BLEAT: Talk whiningly. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, L and T?
Yes. LATER, LEAST and STYLE 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. TITLE and TELLS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BLATE really a word?
Yes. Cry plaintively. 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. ZLOTE and YELTS 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?
BETEL, BLEAT and CLEAT. 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.