- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with S and ending in AKE (S_AKE)
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What the remaining words have in common
5 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersTight family: S_AKE (3)
Position 2H 20%L 20%N 20%P 20%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish S_AKE?
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Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: ABAHT
In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray SNAKE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Yellow STAKE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow, Gray SHAKE — play this answer next
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 5 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: SHAKE (February 17, 2022); SNAKE (January 27, 2024); STAKE (August 26, 2024).
ABAHT does not fit this page's clues. SHAKE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
S_AKE
SHAKE, SNAKE, STAKE differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABAHT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits S_AKE?
All 5 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, N, P, T
Meanings and answer history
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SHAKE
To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
“The earthquake shook the building.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 17, 2022.
SNAKE
Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 27, 2024.
STAKE
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
“We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 26, 2024.
SLAKE
To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
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.
SPAKE
Alternative form of spoke (of a wheel).
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 S_AKE?
- 5 five-letter words match S_AKE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.