Five-letter words matching ME_L_
MEALY is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 7 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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Pattern guide
What fits ME_L_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, D, I, L, R, W
- 5th letter E, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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MEALY
Resembling meal (the foodstuff).
“Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 17, 2023.
MEALS
plural of meal
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MERLE
A Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.
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MEDLE
Obsolete form of meddle.
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MEILS
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MELLS
third-person singular simple present indicative of mell
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MERLS
plural of merl
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MEWLS
third-person singular simple present indicative of mewl
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match ME_L_?
- 8 five-letter words match ME_L_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, MEALS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.25 bits against the possible answers.