- 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 EASE (_EASE)
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This pattern has 7 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: CEASE (June 4, 2025); LEASE (June 8, 2025); TEASE (March 15, 2022).
ABLET does not fit this page's clues. CEASE 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:
_EASE
CEASE, LEASE, TEASE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABLET tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _EASE?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, F, L, M, P, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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CEASE
To stop.
“And with that, his twitching ceased.”
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Past Wordle answer: June 4, 2025.
LEASE
An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
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Past Wordle answer: June 8, 2025.
TEASE
To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
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Past Wordle answer: March 15, 2022.
FEASE
Alternative form of feeze.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MEASE
To catch or enmesh (fish) by the head in a seine.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PEASE
Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SEASE
Obsolete form of seize.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EASE?
- 7 five-letter words match _EASE 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, TEASE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.3 bits against the possible answers.