5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching S_EA_

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Possible answers

SHEAR SMEAR SNEAK SPEAK SPEAR STEAD STEAK STEAL STEAM SWEAR SWEAT

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This pattern has 25 words in the Wordle guess list; 11 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 11 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SHEAR (April 3, 2025); SMEAR (August 7, 2022); SNEAK (October 28, 2022); SPEAK (March 28, 2024); SPEAR (March 3, 2025); STEAD (July 9, 2022); STEAK (July 14, 2026); STEAM (September 23, 2024); plus 1 more.

Top-ranked splitter KEMPT
Average remaining
1.36
Worst branch
2
Information
3.1 bits

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

Hard Mode Use STEAK instead.

KEMPT does not fit this page's clues. STEAK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.82 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: STEA_

STEAD, STEAK, STEAL, STEAM differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; KEMPT tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits S_EA_?

All 25 matching words are shown above. 11 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

T 36% R 24% N 24% P 24% K 20% H 16%

Words with five different letters

96% of the matches have no repeated letters.

SHEAR SMEAR SNEAK SPEAK SPEAR

Common letter pairs

EA 25% AR 6% ST 6% TE 6% SP 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 100% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match S_EA_?
25 five-letter words match S_EA_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 11 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, STEAR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.65 bits against the possible answers.
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