5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with M and ending in OR (M__OR)

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MAJOR MANOR MAYOR MINOR MOTOR

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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: MAJOR (July 9, 2021); MANOR (May 31, 2022); MAYOR (March 26, 2024); MOTOR (October 8, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter AGONY
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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AGONY does not fit this page's clues. MANOR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: MA_OR

MAJOR, MANOR, MAYOR differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AGONY tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits M__OR?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, I, O, U
  • 3rd letter C, J, L, N, R, T, Y
Meanings and answer history

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MAJOR

Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

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

Past Wordle answer: July 9, 2021.

MANOR

A landed estate.

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 31, 2022.

MAYOR

The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.

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

Past Wordle answer: March 26, 2024.

MINOR

Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly

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.

MOTOR

A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.

“The door can close by itself because there's a small motor built into it.”

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 8, 2021.

MAROR

A bitter vegetable, such as horseradish or Romaine lettuce, eaten at the Passover seder as a reminder of the bitterness of slavery in Egypt.

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

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MILOR

Alternative form of milord (“English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style”).

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

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MOROR

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

MUCOR

The property of being mucid.

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__OR?
9 five-letter words match M__OR in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, MANOR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.12 bits against the possible answers.
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