- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in AGER (_AGER)
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This pattern has 10 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: EAGER (May 15, 2025); LAGER (October 6, 2024).
ABELE does not fit this page's clues. EAGER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_AGER
EAGER, LAGER, WAGER differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABELE tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
EAGER
used
LAGER
used
WAGER
possible
CAGER
guess
GAGER
guess
JAGER
guess
PAGER
guess
RAGER
guess
SAGER
guess
YAGER
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _AGER?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, E, G, J, L, P, R, S, W, Y
Meanings and answer history
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EAGER
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
“Stacey is very eager to go cycling this weekend.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 15, 2025.
LAGER
A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
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 6, 2024.
WAGER
A bet; a stake; a pledge.
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.
CAGER
A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GAGER
Alternative spelling of gauger.
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.
JAGER
Alternative form of jaeger.
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.
PAGER
A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.
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.
RAGER
One who rages.
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.
SAGER
comparative form of sage: more sage
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.
YAGER
A Jäger, an elite soldier of the Austrian army
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 _AGER?
- 10 five-letter words match _AGER 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, SAGER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.45 bits against the possible answers.