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Five-letter words matching _E_NT

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7 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: LEANT

Position 1M 43%F 14%L 14%N 14%
Position 3A 43%I 29%E 14%Y 14%

Possible answers

LEANT MEANT

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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: MEANT (November 12, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter LEANT
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode LEANT keeps every stated clue.

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 _E_NT?

All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter F, L, M, N, P
  • 3rd letter A, E, I, Y
Meanings and answer history

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LEANT

simple past and past participle of lean

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.

MEANT

simple past and past participle of mean

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: November 12, 2023.

FEINT

A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

MEINT

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MEYNT

past participle of ming

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NEANT

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PEENT

Used to imitative the cry of the American woodcock.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _E_NT?
7 five-letter words match _E_NT 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, LEANT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.68 bits against the possible answers.