- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 ME and ending in L (ME__L)
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This pattern has 10 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: MEDAL (November 11, 2022); METAL (May 14, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. MEDAL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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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MEDAL
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METAL
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MESAL
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MESEL
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Pattern guide
What fits ME__L?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter D, N, R, S, T
- 4th letter A, E, I, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
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MEDAL
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
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 11, 2022.
METAL
Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
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 14, 2022.
MENIL
Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.
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.
MEREL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MERIL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MESAL
Alternative form of mesial.
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.
MESEL
Synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder.
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.
MESYL
The univalent radical CH₃SO₂– of methanesulfonic acid.
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.
METEL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
METOL
The sulphate of 4-methylaminophenol, used as a photographic developer
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 ME__L?
- 10 five-letter words match ME__L 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, METAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.24 bits against the possible answers.