- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with FI and ending in ER (FI_ER)
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: FIBER (October 19, 2024); FINER (November 19, 2021); FIXER (November 9, 2021).
BALON does not fit this page's clues. FIBER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
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FI_ER
FIBER, FILER, FINER, FIXER differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BALON tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits FI_ER?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter B, F, L, N, R, V, X
Meanings and answer history
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FIBER
A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.
“The microscope showed a single blue fiber stuck to the sole of the shoe.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 19, 2024.
FILER
One who files something.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FINER
comparative form of fine: more fine
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Past Wordle answer: November 19, 2021.
FIXER
Agent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.
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Past Wordle answer: November 9, 2021.
FIFER
One who plays on a fife.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FIRER
A person who fires a weapon; a shooter.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FIVER
A banknote with a value of five units of currency.
“Do you have a fiver I could borrow? I can pay you back tomorrow.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match FI_ER?
- 7 five-letter words match FI_ER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, FILER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.03 bits against the possible answers.