Five-letter words starting with R and ending in TE (R__TE)
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ROATE
ROUTE is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 8 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
Possible answers
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Pattern guide
What fits R__TE?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, I, O, U
- 3rd letter A, C, F, N, O, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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ROUTE
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
“The route was used so much that it formed a rut.”
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Past Wordle answer: January 12, 2024.
REATE
simple past of reeat
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RECTE
Used parenthetically in a verbatim quotation to correct an error in the source (compare sic, which notes an error without correcting it)
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RENTE
In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc. that represent government indebtedness.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RIFTE
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ROATE
Initialism of return on average tangible equity.
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RONTE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ROTTE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RUOTE
A type of pasta in the shape of a spoked wheel.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match R__TE?
- 9 five-letter words match R__TE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ROATE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.88 bits against the possible answers.