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Five-letter words matching WR_T_

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6 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: WRATE

Position 3A 33%I 33%O 33%
Position 5E 50%H 33%S 17%

Possible answers

WRATH WRITE WROTE

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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: WRATH (August 13, 2023); WRITE (August 28, 2023); WROTE (November 25, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter WRITE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode WRITE keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 WR_T_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter A, I, O
  • 5th letter E, H, S
Meanings and answer history

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WRATH

Great anger; (countable) an instance of this.

“Homer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: August 13, 2023.

WRITE

To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

“The pupil wrote his name on the 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: August 28, 2023.

WROTE

simple past of write

“We all wrote down the instructions.”

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 25, 2021.

WRATE

simple past of write

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.

WRITS

plural of writ

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

WROTH

Full of anger; wrathful.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match WR_T_?
6 five-letter words match WR_T_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, WRATE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.43 bits against the possible answers.