- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching SW_N_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: SWINE
Position 3A 43%I 43%U 14%
Position 5G 43%K 29%E 14%S 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 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: SWINE (May 26, 2023); SWING (December 14, 2025); SWUNG (June 11, 2024).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits SW_N_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, I, U
- 5th letter E, G, K, S
Meanings and answer history
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SWINE
A pig, an animal of family Suidae, especially in agricultural contexts.
“The Zimmermann farm raises swine for their meat.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 26, 2023.
SWING
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
“The plant swung in the breeze.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 14, 2025.
SWUNG
simple past and past participle of swing
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Past Wordle answer: June 11, 2024.
SWANS
plural of swan
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SWANG
A swamp.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SWANK
Fashionably elegant, posh.
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.
SWINK
Toil, work, drudgery.
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 SW_N_?
- 7 five-letter words match SW_N_ 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, SWINE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.99 bits against the possible answers.