5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching SP_R_

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Possible answers

SPARE SPARK SPERM SPIRE SPORE SPORT SPURN SPURT

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This pattern has 16 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SPARE (April 8, 2025); SPARK (March 19, 2025); SPIRE (January 15, 2023); SPORE (August 24, 2025); SPORT (May 27, 2025); SPURT (October 4, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ACONE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
3.0 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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ACONE does not fit this page's clues. SPARE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.0 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: SP_RE

SPARE, SPIRE, SPORE differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACONE tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits SP_R_?

All 16 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 31% A 31% T 25% I 19% O 19% U 19%

Words with five different letters

88% of the matches have no repeated letters.

SPARE SPARK SPERM SPIRE SPORE

Common letter pairs

SP 25% PA 8% AR 8% RE 6% RT 6%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 81% · two: 19% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match SP_R_?
16 five-letter words match SP_R_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SPARE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.55 bits against the possible answers.
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