- 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 starting with IN and ending in E (IN__E)
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: INURE
Position 3D 20%A 10%B 10%C 10%
Position 4L 30%I 20%E 10%N 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
INANE
used
INDIE
used
INBYE
guess
INCLE
guess
INDUE
guess
INGLE
guess
INKLE
guess
INNIE
guess
INSEE
guess
INURE
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This pattern has 10 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: INANE (November 13, 2022); INDIE (February 18, 2025).
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 IN__E?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, B, C, D, G, K, N, S, U
- 4th letter E, I, L, N, R, U, Y
Meanings and answer history
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INANE
Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
“This supremely gifted kid told me that in the early elementary grades, the songs sung in music class were so inane that he wanted to skip grades already! Eventually he did, so better late than never.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 13, 2022.
INDIE
Independent; from outside the mainstream.
“an indie pop group”
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Past Wordle answer: February 18, 2025.
INBYE
Inside the house; inside an inner room of the house.
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.
INCLE
Alternative form of inkle.
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.
INDUE
Dated form of endue.
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.
INGLE
A catamite; a male lover
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.
INKLE
Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces
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.
INNIE
Anything concave; especially:
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.
INSEE
To see into; to observe acutely.
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.
INURE
To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
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 IN__E?
- 10 five-letter words match IN__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, INURE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.2 bits against the possible answers.