- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 JE and ending in Y (JE__Y)
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: JELLY (November 23, 2024); JERKY (May 9, 2024).
AARTI does not fit this page's clues. JEELY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 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 JE__Y?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter E, L, M, N, R, S, T
- 4th letter K, L, M, N, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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JELLY
A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
“His mother prepared jelly for him and his friends for dessert.”
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 23, 2024.
JERKY
Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
“jerky flight”
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Past Wordle answer: May 9, 2024.
JETTY
A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
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.
JENNY
A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
JERRY
A chamber pot.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
JEELY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
JEMMY
An immigrant.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
JESSY
Alternative form of Jessie (“female name”).
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 JE__Y?
- 8 five-letter words match JE__Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, JERKY has the highest feedback entropy at 3.77 bits against the possible answers.