- 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 matching F_A_E
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This pattern has 10 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: FLAKE (August 2, 2024); FLAME (March 4, 2024); FLARE (November 5, 2023); FRAME (February 8, 2022).
ABRAM does not fit this page's clues. FRAME 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.
Tight family:
FLA_E
FLAKE, FLAME, FLARE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABRAM tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 4 possible answers.
FLAKE
used
FLAME
used
FLARE
used
FRAME
used
FEARE
guess
FEASE
guess
FEAZE
guess
FLANE
guess
FRAPE
guess
FRATE
guess
Pattern guide
What fits F_A_E?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, L, R
- 4th letter K, M, N, P, R, S, T, Z
Meanings and answer history
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FLAKE
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
“There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.”
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Past Wordle answer: August 2, 2024.
FLAME
The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
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Past Wordle answer: March 4, 2024.
FLARE
A sudden bright light.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 5, 2023.
FRAME
To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 8, 2022.
FEARE
Obsolete spelling of fear.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FEASE
Alternative form of feeze.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FEAZE
Alternative form of feeze.
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.
FLANE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FRAPE
A crowd, a mob.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FRATE
A friar.
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 F_A_E?
- 10 five-letter words match F_A_E 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, FRATE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.47 bits against the possible answers.