- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 _EIG_
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: FEIGN (July 8, 2021); NEIGH (August 13, 2024); WEIGH (February 3, 2026).
ADORN does not fit this page's clues. DEIGN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_EIGN
DEIGN, FEIGN, REIGN differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADORN tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _EIG_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, F, H, N, R, W
- 5th letter E, H, N, Y
Meanings and answer history
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DEIGN
To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
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.
FEIGN
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
“The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 8, 2021.
NEIGH
The cry of a horse.
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Past Wordle answer: August 13, 2024.
REIGN
The exercise of sovereign power.
“England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WEIGH
To determine the weight of an object.
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Past Wordle answer: February 3, 2026.
BEIGE
A colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow greyish off-white.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BEIGY
Alternative spelling of beigey.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HEIGH
An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EIG_?
- 8 five-letter words match _EIG_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, REIGN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.09 bits against the possible answers.