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Five-letter words matching _AXE_

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What the remaining words have in common

20 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: TAXER

Position 1W 20%L 15%T 15%F 10%
Position 5S 50%D 30%R 15%N 5%

WAXEN is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 19 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer WAXEN last recorded Jan 19, 2026

Possible answers

WAXEN

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What fits _AXE_?

All 20 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

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S 50% D 30% R 25% W 20% T 15% L 15%

Words with five different letters

95% of the matches have no repeated letters.

WAXEN FAXED FAXES LAXED LAXER

Common letter pairs

AX 20/20 words (100%) XE 20/20 words (100%) ES 10/20 words (50%) ED 6/20 words (30%) WA 4/20 words (20%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 100% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _AXE_?
20 five-letter words match _AXE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TAXER has the highest feedback entropy at 4.96 bits against the possible answers.