- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching W_I_E
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: WHILE (October 3, 2023); WHINE (January 1, 2023); WHITE (December 20, 2025); WRITE (August 28, 2023).
AHENT does not fit this page's clues. WHITE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (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; AHENT tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
WAIVE
possible
WHILE
used
WHINE
used
WHITE
used
WRITE
used
WAIDE
guess
WAITE
guess
WEISE
guess
WEIZE
guess
Pattern guide
What fits W_I_E?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, H, R
- 4th letter D, L, N, S, T, V, Z
Meanings and answer history
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WAIVE
To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
“If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.”
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.
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.
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.
WAIDE
A surname.
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.
WAITE
Archaic spelling of wait.
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.
WEISE
A surname from German.
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.
WEIZE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match W_I_E?
- 9 five-letter words match W_I_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.