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Five-letter words matching P_X__

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10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: PAXES

Position 2Y 40%I 30%O 20%A 10%
Position 4E 70%I 30%
Position 5S 50%D 20%E 20%L 10%

Possible answers

PIXEL PIXIE

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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: PIXEL (November 22, 2023); PIXIE (January 9, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter PIXEL
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.

Hard Mode PIXEL 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 P_X__?

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

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, I, O, Y
  • 4th letter E, I
  • 5th letter D, E, L, S
Meanings and answer history

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PIXEL

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

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 22, 2023.

PIXIE

A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.

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

Past Wordle answer: January 9, 2023.

PAXES

plural of pax

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

PIXES

plural of pix

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

POXED

simple past and past participle of pox

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POXES

plural of pox

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

PYXED

simple past and past participle of pyx

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PYXES

plural of pyx

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

PYXIE

Archaic form of pixie (“magical creature”).

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.

PYXIS

A small box.

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 P_X__?
10 five-letter words match P_X__ 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, PAXES has the highest feedback entropy at 4.43 bits against the possible answers.