- 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 _E_SH
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This pattern has 8 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: LEASH (November 10, 2023).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. DEASH 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_SH?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, L, M, P, W, Y
- 3rd letter A, E, I, L, N, R
Meanings and answer history
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LEASH
A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
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 10, 2023.
WELSH
To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
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.
DEASH
To remove the ash from.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LEISH
Alternative form of leash.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MENSH
Alternative spelling of mensch.
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.
PELSH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WERSH
Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look.
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.
YEESH
Expressing exasperation or impatience.
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_SH?
- 8 five-letter words match _E_SH 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, LEASH has the highest feedback entropy at 5.36 bits against the possible answers.