Five-letter words matching _HAW_
SHAWL is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 9 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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Pattern guide
What fits _HAW_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, S, T
- 5th letter K, L, M, N, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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SHAWL
A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
“She wears her shawl when it's cold outside.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 4, 2022.
SHAWN
Alternative form of Shaun, a unisex given name.
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CHAWK
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CHAWL
A type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for poor working-class people.
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CHAWS
plural of chaw
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SHAWM
A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
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SHAWS
plural of shaw
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THAWS
plural of thaw
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THAWT
Eye dialect spelling of thought.
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THAWY
Becoming liquid; thawing; inclined to or tending to thaw.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _HAW_?
- 10 five-letter words match _HAW_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SHAWL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.61 bits against the possible answers.