- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.81 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 N (W___N)
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This pattern has 14 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: WAGON (October 3, 2024); WAXEN (January 19, 2026); WIDEN (September 5, 2024); WOKEN (December 5, 2022); WOMAN (December 6, 2023); WOMEN (April 25, 2026); WOVEN (August 23, 2022).
AMOKS does not fit this page's clues. WOMAN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.29 (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; AMOKS tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 7 possible answers.
WAGON
used
WAXEN
used
WIDEN
used
WOKEN
used
WOMAN
used
WOMEN
used
WOVEN
used
WIGAN
guess
WAKEN
guess
WHEEN
guess
WITAN
guess
WIZEN
guess
WOMYN
guess
WOXEN
guess
Pattern guide
What fits W___N?
All 14 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match W___N?
- 14 five-letter words match W___N in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, WITAN has the highest feedback entropy at 4.73 bits against the possible answers.