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Five-letter words matching F_N_Y

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10 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: FONLY

Position 2U 40%A 20%E 20%I 10%
Position 4N 40%D 20%C 10%K 10%

Possible answers

FANCY FANNY FUNKY FUNNY

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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: FANCY (January 14, 2025); FUNKY (December 15, 2024); FUNNY (December 18, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter FANNY
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 FANNY keeps every stated clue.

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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 F_N_Y?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
  • 4th letter C, D, K, L, N, S
Meanings and answer history

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FANCY

The imagination.

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 14, 2025.

FANNY

The female genitalia.

“Her dress was so short you could nearly see her fanny.”

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.

FUNKY

Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.

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 15, 2024.

FUNNY

Amusing; humorous; comical.

“I know you'll enjoy chatting with her — she's really funny and smart.”

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 18, 2023.

FENDY

cunning, shifty

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.

FENNY

Characteristic of or resembling a fen (“characteristically alkaline wetland containing peat below the waterline”); marshy, swampy; also, of land: containing a fen or fens.

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

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FINNY

Having one or more fins.

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.

FONLY

foolishly

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.

FUNDY

Alternative spelling of fundie.

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.

FUNSY

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match F_N_Y?
10 five-letter words match F_N_Y 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, FONLY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.4 bits against the possible answers.