- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 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 EP (S__EP)
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 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); SLEEP (December 7, 2023); STEEP (February 8, 2025); SWEEP (March 15, 2023).
ALTHO does not fit this page's clues. SHLEP keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
S_EEP
SHEEP, SLEEP, STEEP, SWEEP differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ALTHO tests the family more efficiently.
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SHEEP
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SLEEP
used
STEEP
used
SWEEP
used
SALEP
guess
SHLEP
guess
SNOEP
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STOEP
guess
STREP
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Pattern guide
What fits S__EP?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, H, L, N, T, W
- 3rd letter E, L, O, R
Meanings and answer history
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SHEEP
A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 5, 2026.
SLEEP
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
“You should sleep eight hours a day.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 7, 2023.
STEEP
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
“a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient”
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 8, 2025.
SWEEP
To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 15, 2023.
SALEP
A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).
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.
SHLEP
Alternative form of schlep.
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.
SNOEP
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
STOEP
A raised veranda in front of a house.
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.
STREP
Ellipsis of strep throat.
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__EP?
- 9 five-letter words match S__EP in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SALEP has the highest feedback entropy at 5.41 bits against the possible answers.