- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _EMO_
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: LEMON
Position 1D 56%G 11%L 11%M 11%
Position 5N 22%S 22%T 22%B 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
DEMON
used
LEMON
used
DEMOS
guess
DEMOB
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DEMOI
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DEMOT
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GEMOT
guess
MEMOS
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REMOU
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This pattern has 9 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: DEMON (July 8, 2026); LEMON (January 7, 2023).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _EMO_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, G, L, M, R
- 5th letter B, I, N, S, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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DEMON
An evil supernatural being.
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Past Wordle answer: July 8, 2026.
LEMON
A yellowish citrus fruit.
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Past Wordle answer: January 7, 2023.
DEMOS
An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEMOB
To demobilize; to release someone from military service.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEMOI
plural of demos The common populaces of several states.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEMOT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GEMOT
A (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.
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.
MEMOS
plural of memo
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.
REMOU
An eddy or vortex
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EMO_?
- 9 five-letter words match _EMO_ 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, LEMON has the highest feedback entropy at 4.91 bits against the possible answers.