- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 BE and ending in L (BE__L)
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BEVEL (May 26, 2024).
ADVTS does not fit this page's clues. BETEL 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_EL
BETEL, BEVEL, BEZEL differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADVTS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits BE__L?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter D, R, T, V, Z
- 4th letter E, I, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BETEL
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination
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.
BEVEL
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
“to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 26, 2024.
BEZEL
The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BEDEL
An administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students.
“Oxford today has four bedels, representing Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Arts.”
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.
BERYL
A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈).
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.
BEZIL
Alternative form of bezel.
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 BE__L?
- 6 five-letter words match BE__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BERYL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.75 bits against the possible answers.