- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 HA and ending in H (HA__H)
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: HARSH (September 13, 2024); HATCH (October 10, 2021).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. HAITH 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.
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 HA__H?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter I, L, N, R, T, U
- 4th letter C, G, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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HARSH
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 13, 2024.
HATCH
A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
“Moving the wardrobe revealed a previously hidden hatch in the ground.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 10, 2021.
HAITH
A surname.
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.
HALSH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HANCH
Alternative form of hance.
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.
HAUGH
A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.
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 HA__H?
- 6 five-letter words match HA__H in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, HARSH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.39 bits against the possible answers.