- 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 starting with WH and ending in E (WH__E)
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This pattern has 9 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: WHALE (July 23, 2023); WHERE (March 9, 2023); WHILE (October 3, 2023); WHINE (January 1, 2023); WHITE (December 20, 2025); WHOLE (July 27, 2025); WHOSE (May 2, 2025).
ALIST does not fit this page's clues. WHILE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.86 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
WHI_E
WHILE, WHINE, WHITE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ALIST tests the family more efficiently.
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WHALE
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WHERE
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WHILE
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WHINE
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WHITE
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WHOLE
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WHOSE
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WHORE
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WHARE
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Pattern guide
What fits WH__E?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O
- 4th letter L, N, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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WHALE
Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises.
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, 2023.
WHERE
In, at or to what place.
“Where are you?”
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Past Wordle answer: March 9, 2023.
WHILE
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
“He lectured for quite a long while.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 3, 2023.
WHINE
A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
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 1, 2023.
WHITE
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
“Write in black ink on white paper.”
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 20, 2025.
WHOLE
Entire, undivided.
“I ate a whole fish.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 27, 2025.
WHOSE
Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
“Whose (wallet) is this?”
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 2, 2025.
WHORE
Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
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.
WHARE
A Maori house or other building.
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 WH__E?
- 9 five-letter words match WH__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, WHARE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.07 bits against the possible answers.