- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with W and ending in TE (W__TE)
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: WRATE
Position 2R 38%A 25%E 25%H 13%
Position 3I 38%A 13%E 13%F 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: WASTE (August 21, 2022); WHITE (December 20, 2025); WRITE (August 28, 2023); WROTE (November 25, 2021).
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__TE?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, H, R
- 3rd letter A, E, F, I, O, S
Meanings and answer history
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WASTE
Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
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 21, 2022.
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.
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.
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.
WEETE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WEFTE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match W__TE?
- 8 five-letter words match W__TE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 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.