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Five-letter words matching Q__E_

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6 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: QUIET

Position 2U 100%
Position 3E 67%I 33%
Position 5K 17%M 17%N 17%R 17%

Possible answers

QUEEN QUEER QUIET

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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: QUEEN (November 23, 2023); QUEER (June 24, 2026); QUIET (July 5, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter QUEEN
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode QUEEN keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 Q__E_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter U
  • 3rd letter E, I
  • 5th letter K, M, N, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history

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QUEEN

The wife, consort, or widow of a king.

“The divorced king was looking for a new queen.”

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 23, 2023.

QUEER

Homosexual.

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 24, 2026.

QUIET

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

“I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.”

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

Past Wordle answer: July 5, 2021.

QUEEK

A vocal sound produced by certain birds.

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.

QUEEM

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

QUIES

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match Q__E_?
6 five-letter words match Q__E_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, QUIET has the highest feedback entropy at 4.54 bits against the possible answers.