- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 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 EAST (_EAST)
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This pattern has 6 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: BEAST (June 4, 2023); FEAST (November 24, 2022); LEAST (September 1, 2025); YEAST (May 10, 2025).
AFFLY does not fit this page's clues. BEAST keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_EAST
BEAST, FEAST, LEAST, YEAST differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AFFLY tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _EAST?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, F, H, L, R, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BEAST
Any four-footed land mammal.
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Past Wordle answer: June 4, 2023.
FEAST
A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
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Past Wordle answer: November 24, 2022.
LEAST
Chiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little.
“least common multiple”
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Past Wordle answer: September 1, 2025.
YEAST
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.
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Past Wordle answer: May 10, 2025.
HEAST
Obsolete form of hest.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REAST
To dry or smoke (meat, etc.)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EAST?
- 6 five-letter words match _EAST 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, REAST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.86 bits against the possible answers.