- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words starting with H and ending in SE (H__SE)
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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).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. HAUSE 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 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.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HAUSE
A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
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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.