5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _ED_E

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What the remaining words have in common

8 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: MEDLETight family: _EDGE (3)

Position 1B 13%H 13%K 13%L 13%
Position 4G 63%Y 25%L 13%

Possible answers

HEDGE LEDGE WEDGE

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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).

Top-ranked splitter ABLOW
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

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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.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

LEDGE

A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: July 15, 2022.

BEDYE

To dye or stain.

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KEDGE

A small anchor used for warping a vessel.

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MEDLE

Obsolete form of meddle.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

REDYE

To dye again.

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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.