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Five-letter words matching F_A_E

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What the remaining words have in common

10 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: FRATETight family: FLA_E (3)

Position 2L 40%E 30%R 30%
Position 4M 20%R 20%K 10%N 10%

Possible answers

FLAKE FLAME FLARE FRAME

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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).

Top-ranked splitter FRAME
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

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

Hard Mode FRAME keeps every stated clue.

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Tight family: FLA_E

FLAKE, FLAME, FLARE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; FRAME tests the family more efficiently.

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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.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: August 2, 2024.

FLAME

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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.

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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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FEAZE

Alternative form of feeze.

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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.

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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 5.46 bits against the possible answers.