- 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 starting with W and ending in EN (W__EN)
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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: WAXEN (January 19, 2026); WIDEN (September 5, 2024); WOKEN (December 5, 2022); WOMEN (April 25, 2026); WOVEN (August 23, 2022).
AIMAK does not fit this page's clues. WOKEN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.8 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
WO_EN
WOKEN, WOMEN, WOVEN differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AIMAK tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
WAXEN
used
WIDEN
used
WOKEN
used
WOMEN
used
WOVEN
used
WAKEN
guess
WHEEN
guess
WIZEN
guess
WOXEN
guess
Pattern guide
What fits W__EN?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, H, I, O
- 3rd letter D, E, K, M, V, X, Z
Meanings and answer history
Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.
WAXEN
Made of or covered with wax.
“a waxen tablet”
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 19, 2026.
WIDEN
To become wide or wider.
“His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 5, 2024.
WOKEN
past participle of wake
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 5, 2022.
WOMEN
plural of woman
“Three women went for a walk.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 25, 2026.
WOVEN
Fabricated by weaving.
“Woven kevlar is tough enough to be bulletproof.”
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 23, 2022.
WAKEN
To wake or rouse 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.
WHEEN
A little; a small number.
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.
WIZEN
Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
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.
WOXEN
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match W__EN?
- 9 five-letter words match W__EN in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, WIDEN has the highest feedback entropy at 4.6 bits against the possible answers.