Five-letter words matching ON_E_

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ONSET is the only possible answer that fits.

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What fits ON_E_?

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  • 3rd letter C, D, N, S
  • 5th letter D, N, R, S, T
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ONSET

The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.

“the onset of schizophrenia”

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Past Wordle answer: August 30, 2022.

ONCER

A person who does something once.

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ONCES

plural of once

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ONCET

Once.

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ONDES

plural of onde

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ONNED

simple past and past participle of on

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ONSEN

A (Japanese) hot spring.

“The hottest springs in Japan aren't in the north but at the Obama Onsen outside Nagasaki.”

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