- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching I_N__
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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: INNER (November 10, 2024); IONIC (October 12, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. IGNIS 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 I_N__?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter G, N, O, S, X
- 4th letter A, E, I
- 5th letter C, D, E, R, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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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”
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Past Wordle answer: November 10, 2024.
IONIC
of, relating to, or containing ions
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Past Wordle answer: October 12, 2022.
IGNIS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INNED
simple past and past participle of inn
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INNIE
Anything concave; especially:
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INNIT
Used as a replacement for any other negative tag question, irrespective of person, number, or verb. May precede the statement.
“Innit dolphins are a type of whale?”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ISNAE
Contraction of is + not.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
IXNAY
No.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match I_N__?
- 8 five-letter words match I_N__ 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, ISNAE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.29 bits against the possible answers.