5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching W_O_E

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What the remaining words have in common

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

Position 2H 50%R 33%O 17%
Position 4S 33%K 17%L 17%R 17%

Possible answers

WHOLE WHOSE 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: WHOLE (July 27, 2025); WHOSE (May 2, 2025); WROTE (November 25, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter WHOLE
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 WHOLE 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 W_O_E?

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

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter H, O, R
  • 4th letter K, L, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history

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WHOLE

Entire, undivided.

“I ate a whole fish.”

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 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.

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.

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.

WOOSE

Alternative form of wuss.

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.

WROKE

simple past of wreak

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match W_O_E?
6 five-letter words match W_O_E 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, WROTE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.21 bits against the possible answers.