- 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.
Five-letter words starting with RE and ending in X (RE__X)
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: RETAX
Position 3D 20%M 20%T 20%F 10%
Position 4A 30%E 20%I 20%O 20%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
RELAX
used
REMIX
used
REDOX
guess
REDUX
guess
REFIX
guess
REGEX
guess
REMEX
guess
RETAX
guess
RETOX
guess
REWAX
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Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
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: RELAX (January 4, 2025); REMIX (September 1, 2026).
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 RE__X?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter D, F, G, L, M, T, W
- 4th letter A, E, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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RELAX
To make something loose.
“to relax a rope or cord”
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 4, 2025.
REMIX
A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 1, 2026.
REDOX
Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.
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.
REDUX
Of a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
“After an unusually cold August, September felt like summer redux as a heatwave sent temperatures soaring.”
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.
REFIX
To fix again.
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.
REGEX
Clipping of regular expression.
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.
REMEX
A quill.
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.
RETAX
To tax again.
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.
RETOX
To resume the consumption of alcohol, drugs, etc.; to reverse a period of detox.
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.
REWAX
To wax again.
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 RE__X?
- 10 five-letter words match RE__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, RETAX has the highest feedback entropy at 4.81 bits against the possible answers.