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Five-letter words matching I__I_

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What the remaining words have in common

21 matching words0 not previously used2 past answers

Position 2N 38%M 19%O 19%B 5%
Position 3D 24%N 19%T 14%L 10%
Position 5S 29%C 14%T 14%E 10%

Possible answers

INDIE IONIC

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

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This pattern has 21 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: INDIE (February 18, 2025); IONIC (October 12, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter INDIE
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.

Hard Mode INDIE keeps every stated clue.

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 I__I_?

All 21 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

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Useful letters still to test

N 52% D 29% T 29% S 29% O 19% M 19%

Common letter pairs

IN 9/21 words (43%) IS 6/21 words (29%) DI 5/21 words (24%) IO 4/21 words (19%) NI 4/21 words (19%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 62% · three or more: 38%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match I__I_?
21 five-letter words match I__I_ 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, INDIE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.24 bits against the possible answers.