- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _EFE_
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: DEFER (September 20, 2025); REFER (July 19, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. DEFER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits _EFE_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, J, R, S
- 5th letter D, L, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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DEFER
To delay or postpone.
“We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 20, 2025.
REFER
To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
“The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 19, 2024.
JEFES
plural of jefe
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REFED
simple past and past participle of refeed
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REFEL
To refute, disprove (an argument); to confute (someone).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SEFER
A book, especially a religious book.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EFE_?
- 6 five-letter words match _EFE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SEFER has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.