- 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 starting with PH and ending in E (PH__E)
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This pattern has 9 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: PHASE (June 3, 2022); PHONE (December 26, 2023).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. PHAGE 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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PHASE
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PHONE
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PHAGE
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PHARE
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PHEME
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PHENE
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PHESE
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PHOBE
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PHYLE
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Pattern guide
What fits PH__E?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, O, Y
- 4th letter B, G, L, M, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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PHASE
A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 3, 2022.
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.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 26, 2023.
PHAGE
A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
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.
PHARE
beacon
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.
PHEME
The personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.
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.
PHENE
A genetically determined phenotype.
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.
PHESE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PHOBE
A person who experiences a phobia (“fear or dislike”).
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.
PHYLE
A local division of the people; a clan or tribe.
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 PH__E?
- 9 five-letter words match PH__E 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, PHARE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.35 bits against the possible answers.