- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 EL and ending in E (EL__E)
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ELATE (August 30, 2025); ELITE (June 24, 2025); ELOPE (July 25, 2022); ELUDE (January 23, 2023).
ABIDE does not fit this page's clues. ELIDE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 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 EL__E?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, I, O, P, U
- 4th letter D, E, G, P, T
Meanings and answer history
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ELATE
To make joyful or proud.
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 30, 2025.
ELIDE
To leave out or omit (something).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ELITE
Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
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Past Wordle answer: June 24, 2025.
ELOPE
Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
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Past Wordle answer: July 25, 2022.
ELUDE
To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
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Past Wordle answer: January 23, 2023.
ELOGE
A statement or disquisition in praise of someone who has died.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ELPEE
An LP.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ELUTE
To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.
“A mixture of isooctane and ethyl acetate can be used to elute triglycerides from a complex lipid solution.”
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 EL__E?
- 8 five-letter words match EL__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ELATE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.21 bits against the possible answers.