5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with L and ending in HE (L__HE)

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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: LATHE

Position 2E 33%A 17%I 17%O 17%
Position 3T 67%C 33%

Possible answers

LATHE LITHE

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This pattern has 6 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: LATHE (October 30, 2025); LITHE (August 28, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter LATHE
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode LATHE keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits L__HE?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, E, I, O, Y
  • 3rd letter C, T
Meanings and answer history

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LATHE

A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

“He shaped the bedpost by turning it on a lathe.”

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

Past Wordle answer: October 30, 2025.

LITHE

Slim but not skinny.

“lithe body”

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 28, 2024.

LECHE

Archaic form of lechwe.

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.

LETHE

Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.

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LOCHE

Archaic form of loach (“kind of fish”).

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LYTHE

A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match L__HE?
6 five-letter words match L__HE 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, LATHE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.4 bits against the possible answers.