- 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.
Five-letter words starting with MANG (MANG_)
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This pattern has 6 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: MANGA (June 10, 2024); MANGO (March 12, 2025).
AKOYA does not fit this page's clues. MANGA keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
MANG_
MANGA, MANGE, MANGO, MANGY differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AKOYA tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits MANG_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 5th letter A, E, I, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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MANGA
A comic originating in Japan.
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Past Wordle answer: June 10, 2024.
MANGE
A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MANGO
Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
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Past Wordle answer: March 12, 2025.
MANGY
Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MANGI
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MANGS
third-person singular simple present indicative of mang
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match MANG_?
- 6 five-letter words match MANG_ 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, MANGE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.93 bits against the possible answers.