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Five-letter words matching S_EE_

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Possible answers

SHEEN SHEEP SHEER SHEET SLEEK SLEEP SLEET SNEER SPEED STEED STEEL STEEP

3 more possible answers are in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 39 words in the Wordle guess list; 15 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 15 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SHEEP (March 5, 2026); SHEET (March 27, 2025); SLEEK (January 5, 2023); SLEEP (December 7, 2023); SPEED (December 26, 2025); STEED (October 22, 2021); STEEL (April 13, 2024); STEEP (February 8, 2025); plus 2 more.

Top-ranked splitter PLOWT
Average remaining
1.67
Worst branch
3
Information
3.32 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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PLOWT does not fit this page's clues. STEEP keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.0 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: STEE_

STEED, STEEL, STEEP, STEER differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; PLOWT tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits S_EE_?

All 39 matching words are shown above. 15 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

T 31% K 28% L 21% P 18% R 18% N 15%

Common letter pairs

EE 25% ST 5% TE 5% SK 5% KE 5%

Vowels

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

Common questions
How many five-letter words match S_EE_?
39 five-letter words match S_EE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 15 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SLEET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.13 bits against the possible answers.
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