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Five-letter words matching O_I_E

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8 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: OPINE

Position 2X 38%G 13%J 13%L 13%
Position 4N 38%M 25%V 25%D 13%

Possible answers

OLIVE OPINE OVINE OXIDE

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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: OLIVE (April 23, 2022); OPINE (November 18, 2025); OXIDE (April 21, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter OVINE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode OVINE keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits O_I_E?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter G, J, L, P, V, X
  • 4th letter D, M, N, V
Meanings and answer history

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OLIVE

A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: April 23, 2022.

OPINE

To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).

“I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

OXIDE

A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: April 21, 2022.

OGIVE

The curve of a cumulative distribution function.

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OJIME

A Japanese carved bead worn between the inrō and netsuke.

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OXIME

Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.

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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_I_E?
8 five-letter words match O_I_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 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.