- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _ES_T
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This pattern has 7 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: BESET (March 29, 2023).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. BESAT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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 _ES_T?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, R
- 4th letter A, E, I, O
Meanings and answer history
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BESET
Senses relating to surrounding.
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Past Wordle answer: March 29, 2023.
RESET
To set back to the initial state.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BESAT
simple past of besit
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BESIT
To sit around; sit about; besiege.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BESOT
To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RESAT
simple past and past participle of resit
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RESIT
To take an examination a second time.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _ES_T?
- 7 five-letter words match _ES_T 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, RESAT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.72 bits against the possible answers.