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Five-letter words matching _E_RA

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TERRA ZEBRA

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This pattern has 10 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: ZEBRA (June 29, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AARGH
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
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1.0 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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AARGH does not fit this page's clues. BEIRA 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 _E_RA?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, H, J, L, S, T, V, Z
  • 3rd letter B, E, I, J, P, R, T
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TERRA

Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.

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.

ZEBRA

Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.

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

Past Wordle answer: June 29, 2024.

BEIRA

A small antelope, Dorcatragus megalotis, found in the Horn of Africa

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.

HEJRA

Alternative form of hijra.

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

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JEERA

Cumin.

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

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LEPRA

Synonym of leprosy.

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

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SERRA

A saw, or saw-like part.

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

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TETRA

Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums.

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

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VERRA

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ZEERA

cumin

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.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _E_RA?
10 five-letter words match _E_RA 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, BEIRA has the highest feedback entropy at 5.24 bits against the possible answers.
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