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Five-letter words starting with IN and ending in E (IN__E)

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Possible answers

INANE INDIE

Previously used by Wordle: INANE (November 13, 2022); INDIE (February 18, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter AAHED

Average remaining: 1.0
Worst branch: 1
Information: 1.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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AAHED does not fit this page's clues. INANE 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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INANE used INDIE used INBYE guess INCLE guess INDUE guess INGLE guess INKLE guess INNIE guess INSEE guess INURE guess

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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.”