- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with R and ending in EL (R__EL)
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This pattern has 9 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: REBEL (September 10, 2024); REPEL (February 5, 2024); REVEL (March 10, 2023).
ABAMP does not fit this page's clues. RAVEL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
RE_EL
REBEL, REPEL, REVEL differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABAMP tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
REBEL
used
REPEL
used
REVEL
used
RATEL
guess
RAVEL
guess
REFEL
guess
RIVEL
guess
ROWEL
guess
RUBEL
guess
Pattern guide
What fits R__EL?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 3rd letter B, F, P, T, V, W
Meanings and answer history
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REBEL
A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
“A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army.”
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 10, 2024.
REPEL
To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 5, 2024.
REVEL
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 10, 2023.
RATEL
Synonym of honey badger.
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.
RAVEL
To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
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.
REFEL
To refute, disprove (an argument); to confute (someone).
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.
RIVEL
To shrivel, wrinkle (up).
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.
ROWEL
A small spiked wheel on the end of a spur of certain types.
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.
RUBEL
Alternative form of ruble (“the monetary unit of Belarus, equal to 100 kopeks”).
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 R__EL?
- 9 five-letter words match R__EL 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, RATEL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.73 bits against the possible answers.