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Five-letter words matching _E_ER

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Possible answers

DEFER DETER FEVER FEWER LEPER LEVER METER NEVER NEWER REFER SEVER SEWER

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 34 words in the Wordle guess list; 12 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 12 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: DEFER (September 20, 2025); DETER (June 12, 2024); FEVER (January 28, 2025); FEWER (April 3, 2022); LEVER (October 10, 2025); METER (August 19, 2024); NEVER (February 11, 2024); REFER (July 19, 2024); plus 1 more.

Top-ranked splitter FLAWN
Average remaining
1.83
Worst branch
3
Information
2.86 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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FLAWN does not fit this page's clues. FEVER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.33 (5 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _EVER

FEVER, LEVER, NEVER, SEVER differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; FLAWN tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _E_ER?

All 34 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

F 21% V 21% S 21% D 15% W 15% T 12%

Common letter pairs

ER 27% FE 5% VE 5% SE 5% EV 4%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 94% · three or more: 6%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _E_ER?
34 five-letter words match _E_ER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SETER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.11 bits against the possible answers.
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