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Compare the letters after solving
For EMPTY, the pattern E_P__ fixes positions 1 and 3. It matches 8 of 14757 words in our independent five-letter dictionary: ELPEE, EMPTS, EMPTY, EPPIE, EUPAD, EXPAT, EXPEL, EXPOS.
2 dictionary words differ at exactly one position: EMPTS, UMPTY. Check that differing position before treating a familiar spelling as the solution.
This comparison explains spelling constraints. These are dictionary matches, not the publisher's accepted guesses or historical answer pool.
Why these alphabetical bounds work
EMPTY comes after EMPTS: the first different letter is at position 5, where EMPTY has Y and EMPTS has S. Earlier positions match.
EMPTY comes before EMULE: the first different letter is at position 3, where EMPTY has P and EMULE has U. Earlier positions match.
These neighbours come from our independent dictionary. They illustrate alphabetical comparison, not an official distance score or a recorded play session.
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