- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching PH_N_
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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: PHONE (December 26, 2023); PHONY (October 29, 2023).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. PHENE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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 PH_N_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, O, Y
- 5th letter E, G, O, S, X, Y
Meanings and answer history
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PHONE
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
“Daragh's on the phone at the moment. He'll call you when he's finished.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 26, 2023.
PHONY
Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
“A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 29, 2023.
PHANG
Obsolete form of fang.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PHENE
A genetically determined phenotype.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PHONO
Clipping of phonograph.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PHONS
plural of phon
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PHYNX
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match PH_N_?
- 7 five-letter words match PH_N_ 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, PHONE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.96 bits against the possible answers.