Five-letter words matching BE_E_

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This pattern has 21 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BEGET (August 2, 2023); BERET (October 1, 2023); BESET (March 29, 2023); BEVEL (May 26, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter VERST
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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VERST does not fit this page's clues. BEGET keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: BE_ET

BEGET, BERET, BESET differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; VERST tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits BE_E_?

All 21 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.

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Common letter pairs

BE 25% ES 11% ET 10% EL 6% ED 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 90% · three or more: 10%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match BE_E_?
21 five-letter words match BE_E_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
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