Five-letter words matching N_E_E

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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.
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