- 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 E and ending in DE (E__DE)
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matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used4 past answers
Position 2L 22%X 22%M 11%P 11%
Position 3O 33%U 33%A 11%I 11%
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 E__DE?
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Two-turn example: AARTI
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, Gray ELUDE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow ELIDE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray ETUDE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray ERODE — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray EVADE — play this answer next
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This pattern has 9 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: ELUDE (January 23, 2023); ERODE (October 28, 2021); ETUDE (May 31, 2026); EVADE (June 26, 2021).
AARTI does not fit this page's clues. ELUDE 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 E__DE?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter L, M, P, R, T, V, X
- 3rd letter A, I, O, U, Y
Meanings and answer history
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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.
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.
ERODE
To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
“The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 28, 2021.
ETUDE
A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area 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: May 31, 2026.
EVADE
To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
“He evaded his opponent's blows.”
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 26, 2021.
EMYDE
Synonym of emys (type of tortoise).
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.
EPODE
The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
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.
EXODE
The final chorus; the catastrophe.
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.
EXUDE
To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
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 E__DE?
- 9 five-letter words match E__DE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.