- 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 matching CH_A_
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This pattern has 6 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: CHEAP (January 3, 2025); CHEAT (December 2, 2021).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. CHAAP 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 CH_A_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I
- 5th letter O, P, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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CHEAP
Low or reduced in price.
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Past Wordle answer: January 3, 2025.
CHEAT
To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
“My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 2, 2021.
CHAAP
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHAAT
Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India or other South Asian countries, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHIAO
A Taoist ritual of cosmic renewal.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHIAS
plural of chia
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match CH_A_?
- 6 five-letter words match CH_A_ 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, CHEAT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.17 bits against the possible answers.