Five-letter words matching N_E_E
NIECE is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 7 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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What fits N_E_E?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
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Meanings and answer history
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NIECE
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
“My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 24, 2026.
NAEVE
Alternative spelling of naevus (“pigmented spot”).
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NEELE
A needle.
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NEESE
Alternative form of neeze.
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NEEZE
To sneeze.
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NGEGE
The fish Oreochromis esculentus.
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NIEVE
variant form of nief
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NOEME
An irreducible unit of meaning; the semantic component of a glosseme.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match N_E_E?
- 8 five-letter words match N_E_E 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, NIECE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.71 bits against the possible answers.