- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.81 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching S_E_R
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This pattern has 16 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 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); SPEAR (March 3, 2025).
PHWAT does not fit this page's clues. SHEAR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.14 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
S_EAR
SHEAR, SMEAR, SPEAR, SWEAR differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; PHWAT tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 7 possible answers.
SHEAR
used
SHEER
possible
SMEAR
used
SNEER
possible
SPEAR
used
STEER
possible
SWEAR
possible
SIEUR
guess
SKEAR
guess
SKEER
guess
SLEER
guess
SPEER
guess
SPEIR
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STEAR
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SWEER
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SWEIR
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Pattern guide
What fits S_E_R?
All 16 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S_E_R?
- 16 five-letter words match S_E_R in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.