Five-letter words matching P__W_

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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: PROWL (April 30, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AAHED
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1.0
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1
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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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AAHED does not fit this page's clues. PLEWS 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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What fits P__W_?

All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter L, R
  • 3rd letter A, E, O
  • 5th letter K, L, N, S, T
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PRAWN

A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.

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.

PROWL

To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.

“Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.”

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

Past Wordle answer: April 30, 2024.

PLEWS

plural of plew

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

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PLOWS

plural of plow

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

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PLOWT

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PROWK

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PROWS

plural of prow

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__W_?
7 five-letter words match P__W_ 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, PRAWN has the highest feedback entropy at 4.64 bits against the possible answers.
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