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Five-letter words matching _E__W

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9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: RESAW

Position 1R 56%B 33%S 11%
Position 3S 44%D 11%L 11%N 11%
Position 4O 44%E 33%A 22%

Possible answers

BELOW RENEW

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This pattern has 9 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: BELOW (May 5, 2023); RENEW (March 20, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter BELOW
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.0 bits

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

Hard Mode BELOW 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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What fits _E__W?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, R, S
  • 3rd letter D, L, N, R, S, V
  • 4th letter A, E, O
Meanings and answer history

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BELOW

Lower in spatial position than.

“The treasure is buried two meters below the surface.”

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

Past Wordle answer: May 5, 2023.

RENEW

To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.

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

Past Wordle answer: March 20, 2022.

BEDEW

To make wet with or as if with dew.

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.

BESAW

simple past of besee

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RESAW

To saw again or anew, as with, especially, recutting (remilling) lumber by remaking boards into thinner boards.

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RESEW

Alternative spelling of re-sew.

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RESOW

To sow again, to plant seed where it has already been planted.

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REVOW

To vow again or anew.

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SEROW

Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _E__W?
9 five-letter words match _E__W 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, RESAW has the highest feedback entropy at 5.05 bits against the possible answers.