Five-letter words matching _HA_M

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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: CHARM (September 2, 2022); CHASM (January 15, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter AAPAS
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1.0
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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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AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. CHARM 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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What fits _HA_M?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

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  • 1st letter C, P, S, T
  • 4th letter I, L, R, S, W
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CHARM

An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).

“a charm against evil”

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

Past Wordle answer: September 2, 2022.

CHASM

A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

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

Past Wordle answer: January 15, 2026.

PHARM

A site where organisms are produced for the creation of medicine or pharmaceuticals.

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.

PHASM

An apparition; a phantom.

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.

SHALM

Obsolete form of shawm.

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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SHAWM

A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.

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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THAIM

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THARM

An intestine; an entrail; gut.

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 _HA_M?
8 five-letter words match _HA_M 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, THARM has the highest feedback entropy at 4.91 bits against the possible answers.
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