- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 _F_E_
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: AFTER (February 7, 2024); OFFER (June 26, 2025); OFTEN (February 26, 2024).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. AFRET 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 _F_E_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, O
- 3rd letter F, R, T
- 5th letter D, N, R, T
Meanings and answer history
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AFTER
Behind; later in time; following.
“I left the room, and the dog bounded after.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 7, 2024.
OFFER
A proposal that has been made.
“What's in his offer?”
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Past Wordle answer: June 26, 2025.
OFTEN
Frequently; many times on different occasions.
“I often walk to work when the weather is nice.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 26, 2024.
AFRET
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
EFFED
simple past and past participle of eff
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
EFFER
Fucker.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OFFED
simple past and past participle of off
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OFTER
comparative form of oft: more oft; more often
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _F_E_?
- 8 five-letter words match _F_E_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, AFRET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.29 bits against the possible answers.