5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with ST and ending in E (ST__E)

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Possible answers

STAGE STAKE STALE STARE STATE STAVE STOKE STOLE STONE STORE STOVE STYLE

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 32 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: STAGE (February 9, 2023); STAKE (August 26, 2024); STALE (November 6, 2022); STARE (December 30, 2024); STATE (March 3, 2024); STOLE (January 18, 2024); STONE (September 21, 2023); STORE (November 28, 2021); plus 2 more.

Top-ranked splitter LARKY
Average remaining
1.67
Worst branch
3
Information
3.02 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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LARKY does not fit this page's clues. STALE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.83 (5 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: STA_E

STAGE, STAKE, STALE, STARE, STATE, STAVE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; LARKY tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits ST__E?

All 32 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 31% R 22% O 22% L 16% I 16% Y 12%

Words with five different letters

81% of the matches have no repeated letters.

STAGE STAKE STALE STARE STAVE

Common letter pairs

ST 25% TA 6% TO 5% RE 5% TE 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 12% · two: 84% · three or more: 3%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match ST__E?
32 five-letter words match ST__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, STARE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.81 bits against the possible answers.
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