5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _EA_E

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What the remaining words have in common

39 matching words0 not previously used7 past answers

Position 1P 15%L 10%M 10%S 10%
Position 4R 23%S 18%Z 15%V 13%

Possible answers

CEASE HEAVE LEASE LEAVE PEACE TEASE WEAVE

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _EA_E?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _EA_E as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: CHALS

In normal mode, this play can cover 7 of 7 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • WEAVE — play this answer next
  • TEASE — play this answer next
  • LEAVE — play this answer next
  • LEASE — play this answer next
  • HEAVE — play this answer next
  • PEACE — play this answer next
  • CEASE — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 39 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 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); HEAVE (March 12, 2024); LEASE (June 8, 2025); LEAVE (October 1, 2022); PEACE (August 27, 2023); TEASE (March 15, 2022); WEAVE (April 20, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter CHALS
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.81 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use VEALE instead.

CHALS does not fit this page's clues. VEALE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.14 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: _EAVE

HEAVE, LEAVE, WEAVE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; CHALS tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _EA_E?

All 39 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.

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Useful letters still to test

R 31% S 26% M 18% V 15% P 15% Z 15%

Common letter pairs

EA 39/39 words (100%) RE 12/39 words (31%) SE 10/39 words (26%) AR 9/39 words (23%) AS 7/39 words (18%)

Vowels

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

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _EA_E?
39 five-letter words match _EA_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.