- 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 matching _AR_H
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9 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: EARTH
Position 1M 33%A 11%E 11%G 11%
Position 4C 33%S 22%T 22%A 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
EARTH
used
HARSH
used
MARCH
used
MARSH
used
GARTH
guess
AARGH
guess
LARCH
guess
MARAH
guess
PARCH
guess
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This pattern has 9 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: EARTH (July 11, 2023); HARSH (September 13, 2024); MARCH (April 1, 2023); MARSH (October 5, 2022).
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 _AR_H?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, G, H, L, M, P
- 4th letter A, C, G, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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EARTH
Alternative letter-case form of Earth; our planet, third out from the Sun.
“The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.”
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 11, 2023.
HARSH
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
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 13, 2024.
MARCH
A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
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 1, 2023.
MARSH
An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.
“Many animals live in the marsh.”
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 5, 2022.
GARTH
A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
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.
AARGH
Alternative form of argh.
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.
LARCH
A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles.
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.
MARAH
A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.
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.
PARCH
To burn the surface of, to scorch.
“The sun today could parch cement.”
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 _AR_H?
- 9 five-letter words match _AR_H 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, EARTH has the highest feedback entropy at 5.41 bits against the possible answers.