Five-letter words matching N_E_S

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What fits N_E_S?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 0 are possible answers.

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  • 2nd letter E, I, O
  • 4th letter B, D, F, L, M, P, S
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NEEDS

plural of need

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NEEBS

plural of neeb

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NEEFS

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NEEMS

plural of neem

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NEEPS

plural of neep

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NIEFS

plural of nief

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NIESS

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NOELS

plural of noel

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How many five-letter words match N_E_S?
8 five-letter words match N_E_S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, NOELS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.18 bits against the possible answers.
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