- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching O_IN_
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7 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: OPINE
Position 2P 29%H 14%K 14%V 14%
Position 5G 57%E 43%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: OPINE (November 18, 2025).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits O_IN_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, K, P, V, W, X
- 5th letter E, G
Meanings and answer history
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OPINE
To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
“I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.”
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Past Wordle answer: November 18, 2025.
OVINE
Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OWING
Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
“These seven subscriptions remain owing.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OHING
present participle and gerund of oh
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OKING
present participle and gerund of OK
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OPING
present participle and gerund of ope
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OXINE
8-hydroxyquinoline when used to form complexes with metal ions in inorganic analysis.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match O_IN_?
- 7 five-letter words match O_IN_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, OPINE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.03 bits against the possible answers.