5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with SP and ending in E (SP__E)

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Possible answers

SPACE SPADE SPARE SPATE SPICE SPIKE SPINE SPIRE SPITE SPOKE SPORE SPREE

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 22 words in the Wordle guess list; 12 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 12 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SPACE (September 1, 2023); SPADE (October 16, 2022); SPARE (April 8, 2025); SPATE (April 21, 2025); SPICE (August 22, 2023); SPIKE (August 5, 2021); SPINE (November 21, 2024); SPIRE (January 15, 2023); plus 3 more.

Top-ranked splitter TAROC
Average remaining
1.17
Worst branch
2
Information
3.42 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use SPIRE instead.

TAROC does not fit this page's clues. SPIRE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.17 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: SPI_E

SPICE, SPIKE, SPINE, SPIRE, SPITE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; TAROC tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits SP__E?

All 22 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 32% I 32% R 27% D 14% K 14% O 14%

Words with five different letters

95% of the matches have no repeated letters.

SPACE SPADE SPARE SPATE SPICE

Common letter pairs

SP 25% PA 8% PI 8% RE 6% DE 3%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 5% · two: 95% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match SP__E?
22 five-letter words match SP__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 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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