- 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 P_X__
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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).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. PAXES 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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PIXEL
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PIXIE
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PAXES
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PIXES
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POXED
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POXES
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PYXED
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PYXES
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PYXIE
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PYXIS
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Pattern guide
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
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.
POXES
plural of pox
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.
PYXED
simple past and past participle of pyx
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.
PYXES
plural of pyx
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.
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.