5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with I and ending in ER (I__ER)

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IDLER INFER INNER INTER

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This pattern has 10 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: IDLER (April 30, 2025); INFER (December 8, 2022); INNER (November 10, 2024); INTER (September 4, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter ABNET
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.

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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 I__ER?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter C, D, L, N, T
  • 3rd letter F, H, I, K, L, N, T, V
Meanings and answer history

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IDLER

One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: April 30, 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.

ICIER

comparative form of icy: more icy

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.

ICKER

A head of grain.

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.

ILLER

comparative form of ill: more ill

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.

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.

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.

ITHER

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match I__ER?
10 five-letter words match I__ER 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.
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