- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching E__S_
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ERASE (December 10, 2025); EXIST (October 18, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. EARST 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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ERASE
used
EXIST
used
EARST
guess
ECASH
guess
EENSY
guess
EGEST
guess
EROSE
guess
EWEST
guess
EYASS
guess
Pattern guide
What fits E__S_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, C, E, G, R, W, X, Y
- 3rd letter A, E, I, N, O, R
- 5th letter E, H, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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ERASE
To remove (markings or information).
“I erased that word from the page because it was wrong.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 10, 2025.
EXIST
to be; have existence; have being or reality
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 18, 2022.
EARST
Obsolete spelling of erst.
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.
ECASH
Alternative spelling of e-cash.
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.
EENSY
Very small.
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.
EGEST
To eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
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.
EROSE
Irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten.
“an erose leaf”
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.
EWEST
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
EYASS
Alternative form of eyas.
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__S_?
- 9 five-letter words match E__S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, EARST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.76 bits against the possible answers.