- Average remaining
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- Worst branch
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- Information
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _ENO_
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: TENOR
Position 1G 20%T 20%K 10%L 10%
Position 5S 30%M 20%N 20%R 20%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
TENOR
used
VENOM
used
GENOA
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GENOM
guess
KENOS
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LENOS
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RENOS
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SENOR
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TENON
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XENON
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This pattern has 10 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: TENOR (September 7, 2025); VENOM (July 5, 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 _ENO_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter G, K, L, R, S, T, V, X
- 5th letter A, M, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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TENOR
A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 7, 2025.
VENOM
An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
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 5, 2023.
GENOA
A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
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.
GENOM
Dated form of genome.
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.
KENOS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LENOS
plural of leno.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RENOS
plural of reno
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SENOR
Alternative spelling of señor.
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.
TENON
A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
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.
XENON
The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
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 _ENO_?
- 10 five-letter words match _ENO_ 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, TENOR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.52 bits against the possible answers.