- 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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8
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words1 not previously used4 past answers
Position 3I 25%O 25%U 25%A 13%
Position 4T 38%D 25%E 13%G 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish EL__E?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with EL__E as your green-letter clues.
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Two-turn example: ABIDE
In normal mode, this play can cover 5 of 5 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green ELOPE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Green ELUDE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Green ELITE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Green, Green ELIDE — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green ELATE — play this answer next
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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).
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.
ELITE
Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 24, 2025.
ELOPE
Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 25, 2022.
ELUDE
To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 23, 2023.
ELOGE
A statement or disquisition in praise of someone who has died.
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.
ELPEE
An LP.
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.
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.