Five-letter words matching P_N_E

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This pattern has 10 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: PENNE (July 31, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter ABACA
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1.0
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1.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ABACA does not fit this page's clues. PANCE 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 P_N_E?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
  • 4th letter C, G, I, N, S
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PENCE

plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).

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PENNE

A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.

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Past Wordle answer: July 31, 2024.

PANCE

Pansy (flower)

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PANNE

A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.

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PENIE

Obsolete form of penny.

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PENSE

A surname from German.

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PINCE

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PINGE

A wedge-, ditch-, or funnel-shaped depression in the terrain resulting from mining activities.

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PONCE

A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.

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PUNCE

To fight by kicking with clogs.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match P_N_E?
10 five-letter words match P_N_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, PANCE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.26 bits against the possible answers.
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