Five-letter words starting with CH and ending in R (CH__R)

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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: CHAIR (September 11, 2025); CHEER (March 9, 2024); CHOIR (August 26, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter AAHED
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.

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AAHED does not fit this page's clues. CHAIR 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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What fits CH__R?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
  • 4th letter E, I, R
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CHAIR

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

“All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: September 11, 2025.

CHEER

A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 9, 2024.

CHOIR

A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

“The church choir practices Thursday nights.”

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 26, 2023.

CHARR

Alternative spelling of char (fish)

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

CHIRR

To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

CHURR

Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match CH__R?
6 five-letter words match CH__R 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, CHAIR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.14 bits against the possible answers.
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