Five-letter words matching _ERL_

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What fits _ERL_?

All 7 matching words are shown above. 0 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter F, G, H, M, P
  • 5th letter E, S, Y
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MERLE

A Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.

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FERLY

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GERLE

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HERLS

plural of herl

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MERLS

plural of merl

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PERLE

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PERLS

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _ERL_?
7 five-letter words match _ERL_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, PERLS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.16 bits against the possible answers.
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