- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 3.32 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_T
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This pattern has 20 words in the Wordle guess list; 10 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 10 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SCENT (June 20, 2024); SHEET (March 27, 2025); SMELT (March 14, 2022); SPELT (March 18, 2024); SPENT (December 13, 2023); SWEAT (February 20, 2023); SWEET (March 8, 2022).
PLANH does not fit this page's clues. SLEPT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
SWE_T
SWEAT, SWEET, SWEPT differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; PLANH tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 10 possible answers.
SCENT
used
SHEET
used
SLEET
possible
SLEPT
possible
SMELT
used
SPELT
used
SPENT
used
SWEAT
used
SWEET
used
SWEPT
possible
SCEAT
guess
SHENT
guess
SIENT
guess
SKEET
guess
SPEAT
guess
SPECT
guess
STENT
guess
STEPT
guess
SUENT
guess
SWELT
guess
Pattern guide
What fits S_E_T?
All 20 matching words are shown above. 10 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S_E_T?
- 20 five-letter words match S_E_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 10 are possible answers.