- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 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 LI and ending in N (LI__N)
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: LIMENTight family: LI_EN (3)
Position 3K 22%M 22%N 22%G 11%
Position 4E 44%I 33%A 22%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
LIKEN
used
LINEN
used
LIVEN
possible
LIGAN
guess
LIKIN
guess
LIMAN
guess
LIMEN
guess
LININ
guess
LIPIN
guess
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This pattern has 9 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: LIKEN (May 6, 2026); LINEN (March 3, 2026).
BANAK does not fit this page's clues. LIKEN 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.
Tight family:
LI_EN
LIKEN, LINEN, LIVEN differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BANAK tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits LI__N?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter G, K, M, N, P, V
- 4th letter A, E, I
Meanings and answer history
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LIKEN
Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
“The physics teacher likened the effect of mass on space to an indentation in a sheet of rubber.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 6, 2026.
LINEN
Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 9, 2021; March 3, 2026.
LIVEN
To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
“Let's liven up this party!”
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.
LIGAN
Alternative form of lagan.
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.
LIKIN
A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or articles in transit.
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.
LIMAN
A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region.
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.
LIMEN
A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
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.
LININ
The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the chromatin granules.
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.
LIPIN
Any fat, fatty acid, lipoid, soap, or similar substance.
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 LI__N?
- 9 five-letter words match LI__N 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, LIMEN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.02 bits against the possible answers.