- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching HY_E_
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8 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: HYLES
Position 3P 38%L 25%D 13%K 13%
Position 5S 38%D 13%G 13%L 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 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: HYPER (October 11, 2021).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 HY_E_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter D, K, L, M, P
- 5th letter D, G, L, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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HYMEN
A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HYPER
Clipping of hyperextension.
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Past Wordle answer: October 11, 2021.
HYPED
simple past and past participle of hype
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HYDEL
hydroelectric
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HYKES
plural of hyke
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HYLEG
In Hellenistic astrology, the planet with the greatest essential dignity in five important natal chart positions: the degree of the Sun; the degree of the Moon; the Ascendant; the Lot of Fortune; and the prenatal syzygy (that is, New Moon or Full Moon, whichever most closely preceded the birth).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HYLES
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HYPES
plural of hype
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match HY_E_?
- 8 five-letter words match HY_E_ 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, HYLES has the highest feedback entropy at 4.7 bits against the possible answers.