Five-letter words starting with GA and ending in ER (GA_ER)

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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: GAMER (May 20, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter ABYSM
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.59 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ABYSM does not fit this page's clues. GAMER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: GA_ER

GAMER, GAYER, GAZER differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABYSM tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits GA_ER?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter G, M, P, T, Y, Z
Meanings and answer history

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GAMER

A person who plays any kind of game.

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

Past Wordle answer: May 20, 2022.

GAYER

comparative form of gay: more gay

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.

GAZER

One who gazes.

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.

GAGER

Alternative spelling of gauger.

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.

GAPER

One who gapes; a starer.

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.

GATER

A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal while the circuit is not in use.

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 GA_ER?
6 five-letter words match GA_ER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, GATER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.43 bits against the possible answers.
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