- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the candidates cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in EAR
Our Wordle guess list has 15 five-letter words that end in EAR.
15 matching words
Refine these results in Word Finder →- CLEAR past answer possible answer
- SHEAR past answer possible answer
- SMEAR past answer possible answer
- SPEAR past answer possible answer
- SWEAR possible answer
- ABEAR Wordle guess
- AFEAR Wordle guess
- ANEAR Wordle guess
- AREAR Wordle guess
- BLEAR Wordle guess
- DREAR Wordle guess
- LEEAR Wordle guess
- SKEAR Wordle guess
- STEAR Wordle guess
- WHEAR Wordle guess
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This list has 15 Wordle guesses; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: CLEAR (September 13, 2023); SHEAR (April 3, 2025); SMEAR (August 7, 2022); SPEAR (March 3, 2025).
CHAMP does not fit this page's clues. SHEAR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
S_EAR
SHEAR, SMEAR, SPEAR, SWEAR differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; CHAMP tests the family more efficiently.
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Where these letters usually land
The EAR suffix fixes these letters in positions 3, 4 and 5; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- E most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words), also 2nd (7%).
- A most often the 4th letter (100% of these words), also 1st (27%).
- R most often the 5th letter (100% of these words), also 2nd (13%).
What the labels mean
Every match is in our Wordle guess list. “Possible answer” marks words on the answer list used by this site's solver, while “Past answer” marks words already used. For more filters, continue this search in Word Finder.