- 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 H_N_E
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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: HANSE
Position 2A 33%E 33%I 17%Y 17%
Position 4C 33%G 33%D 17%S 17%
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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: HENCE (June 8, 2024); HINGE (May 23, 2022).
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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What fits H_N_E?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, Y
- 4th letter C, D, G, S
Meanings and answer history
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HENCE
In the future from now.
“A year hence it will be forgotten.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 8, 2024.
HINGE
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
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 23, 2022.
HANCE
A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
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.
HANSE
That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.
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.
HENGE
A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
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.
HYNDE
Obsolete form of hind (“female deer”).
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 H_N_E?
- 6 five-letter words match H_N_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, HANSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.43 bits against the possible answers.