Five-letter words starting with M and ending in TE (M__TE)
MATTE is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 6 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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Pattern guide
What fits M__TE?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, I, O
- 3rd letter C, N, S, T, X
Meanings and answer history
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MATTE
A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
“The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).”
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Past Wordle answer: August 16, 2025.
MONTE
A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MACTE
Initialism of Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MANTE
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MIXTE
A kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller lateral tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle, connecting at the seat tube on the way.
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MOSTE
Obsolete spelling of most.
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MOTTE
A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match M__TE?
- 7 five-letter words match M__TE 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, MANTE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.35 bits against the possible answers.