- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words ending in ENSE (_ENSE)
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This pattern has 7 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: DENSE (April 7, 2026); SENSE (February 27, 2024).
ACTED does not fit this page's clues. DENSE 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:
_ENSE
DENSE, SENSE, TENSE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACTED tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _ENSE?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, D, L, M, P, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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DENSE
Having relatively high density.
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Past Wordle answer: April 7, 2026.
SENSE
Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
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Past Wordle answer: February 27, 2024.
TENSE
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
“Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CENSE
To perfume with incense.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LENSE
Alternative spelling of lens.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MENSE
Property, owndom; possessions.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PENSE
A surname from German.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _ENSE?
- 7 five-letter words match _ENSE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.