- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with IN and ending in R (IN__R)
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: INCUR (July 2, 2025); INFER (December 8, 2022); INNER (November 10, 2024); INTER (September 4, 2022).
ABNET does not fit this page's clues. INFER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
IN_ER
INFER, INNER, INTER differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABNET tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits IN__R?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter C, F, K, N, T, V
- 4th letter A, E, U
Meanings and answer history
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INCUR
To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
“Cruelty incurs calamity.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 2, 2025.
INFER
To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
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 8, 2022.
INNER
Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
“inner door; inner room; inner sanctum; inner surface”
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 10, 2024.
INTER
To bury in a grave.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 4, 2022.
INKER
A person or device that applies ink.
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.
INVAR
An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion.
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.
INVER
A village on Inver Bay, County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 8177).
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__R?
- 7 five-letter words match IN__R in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, INTER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.31 bits against the possible answers.