- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching TH_O_
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: THROB (September 12, 2025); THROW (November 24, 2023).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. THEOW keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits TH_O_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter E, I, R
- 5th letter B, E, L, R, W
Meanings and answer history
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THROB
To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
“Her heart began to throb faster as the moment approached.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 12, 2025.
THROW
To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
“throw a shoe; throw a javelin”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 24, 2023.
THEOR
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THEOW
A bondman or bondwoman; a slave.
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.
THIOL
A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical.
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.
THROE
A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die.
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 TH_O_?
- 6 five-letter words match TH_O_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, THROE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.43 bits against the possible answers.