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Five-letter words matching E_T__

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What the remaining words have in common

16 matching words2 not previously used5 past answersBest matching test word: EATINTight family: E_TER (3)

Position 2A 25%N 25%S 25%T 13%
Position 4E 25%R 25%I 19%O 19%
Position 5E 19%N 19%R 19%A 13%

Possible answers

EATEN EATER ENTER ENTRY ESTER EXTOL EXTRA

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This pattern has 16 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: EATEN (March 13, 2026); ENTER (July 9, 2023); ENTRY (June 18, 2026); EXTOL (August 21, 2025); EXTRA (December 25, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter EATEN
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.81 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode EATEN keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.

Tight family: E_TER

EATER, ENTER, ESTER differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; EATEN tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits E_T__?

All 16 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

N 44% R 44% A 38% S 25% O 25% I 19%

Words with five different letters

50% of the matches have no repeated letters.

ENTRY EXTOL EXTRA EATIN ENTIA

Common letter pairs

EN 5/16 words (31%) EA 4/16 words (25%) AT 4/16 words (25%) TE 4/16 words (25%) NT 4/16 words (25%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 6% · two: 63% · three or more: 31%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match E_T__?
16 five-letter words match E_T__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, EATIN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.43 bits against the possible answers.