- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with A and ending in EN (A__EN)
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ALIEN (August 6, 2022); ASHEN (April 15, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. ALIEN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits A__EN?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter D, L, R, S, U, X
- 3rd letter G, H, I, L, M, P
Meanings and answer history
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ALIEN
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 6, 2022.
ASHEN
Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
“An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 15, 2025.
ALLEN
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ASPEN
Pertaining to the aspen tree.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ADMEN
plural of adman
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ARPEN
Alternative form of arpent (old unit of measure)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AUGEN
Flattened eye-shaped mineral grains present in some metamorphic rocks.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AXMEN
plural of axman
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match A__EN?
- 8 five-letter words match A__EN in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ALIEN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.6 bits against the possible answers.