- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with M and ending in IA (M__IA)
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: MESIA
Position 2A 38%E 25%I 13%O 13%
Position 3N 25%R 25%D 13%F 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 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: MAFIA (June 8, 2026); MANIA (November 4, 2023); MEDIA (May 10, 2024).
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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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Pattern guide
What fits M__IA?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 3rd letter D, F, L, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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MAFIA
A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 8, 2026.
MANIA
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
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 4, 2023.
MEDIA
The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
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 10, 2024.
MARIA
plural of mare (“lunar plain”).
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.
MESIA
Any of various birds
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.
MILIA
plural of milium
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.
MORIA
Excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.
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.
MUNIA
Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species).
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 M__IA?
- 8 five-letter words match M__IA 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, MESIA has the highest feedback entropy at 5.03 bits against the possible answers.