- 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 matching _ED_E
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This pattern has 8 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: LEDGE (April 8, 2023); WEDGE (July 15, 2022).
ABLOW does not fit this page's clues. HEDGE 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:
_EDGE
HEDGE, LEDGE, WEDGE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABLOW tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _ED_E?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, H, K, L, M, R, S, W
- 4th letter G, L, Y
Meanings and answer history
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HEDGE
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
“He trims the hedge once a week.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LEDGE
A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
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Past Wordle answer: April 8, 2023.
WEDGE
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
“Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 15, 2022.
BEDYE
To dye or stain.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KEDGE
A small anchor used for warping a vessel.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MEDLE
Obsolete form of meddle.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REDYE
To dye again.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SEDGE
Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _ED_E?
- 8 five-letter words match _ED_E 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, MEDLE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.44 bits against the possible answers.