- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with O and ending in ET (O__ET)
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: OILET
Position 2N 29%B 14%C 14%I 14%
Position 3L 29%T 29%C 14%J 14%
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; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: OCTET (November 5, 2024); ONSET (August 30, 2022).
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__ET?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter B, C, I, N, R, W
- 3rd letter C, J, L, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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OCTET
A group or set of eight of something.
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 5, 2024.
ONSET
The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
“the onset of schizophrenia”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 30, 2022.
OBJET
Ellipsis of objet d'art.
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.
OILET
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ONCET
Once.
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.
ORTET
The original single parent plant from which a clone ultimately derives.
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.
OWLET
Diminutive of owl.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match O__ET?
- 7 five-letter words match O__ET in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, OILET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.47 bits against the possible answers.