- Average remaining
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- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with H and ending in SE (H__SE)
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8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: HALSE
Position 2A 50%O 38%E 13%
Position 3R 25%U 25%I 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: HORSE (March 7, 2023); HOUSE (December 11, 2023).
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__SE?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, O
- 3rd letter I, L, N, R, U, W
Meanings and answer history
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HORSE
A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.
“A cowboy's greatest friend is his horse.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 7, 2023.
HOUSE
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
“This is my house and my family's ancestral home.”
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 11, 2023.
HALSE
To greet; salute; hail.
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.
HAUSE
A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
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.
HAWSE
The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HERSE
A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes, hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered to impede the advance of an enemy.
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.
HOISE
To hoist.
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__SE?
- 8 five-letter words match H__SE 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, HALSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.48 bits against the possible answers.