- 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 WA and ending in ER (WA_ER)
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This pattern has 8 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: WAFER (January 9, 2025); WATER (July 23, 2025); WAVER (May 14, 2026).
FAGOT does not fit this page's clues. WAFER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
WA_ER
WAFER, WAGER, WATER, WAVER differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; FAGOT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits WA_ER?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter D, F, G, K, L, T, V, X
Meanings and answer history
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WAFER
A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 9, 2025.
WAGER
A bet; a stake; a pledge.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WATER
An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
“By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 23, 2025.
WAVER
To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
“Flowers wavered in the breeze.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 14, 2026.
WADER
One who wades.
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.
WAKER
One who wakens or arouses from sleep.
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.
WALER
A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse.
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.
WAXER
A device used to apply wax.
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 WA_ER?
- 8 five-letter words match WA_ER 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, WATER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.25 bits against the possible answers.