- 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.
Five-letter words matching _HER_
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SHERO
Position 1S 38%C 25%T 25%W 13%
Position 5E 50%D 13%M 13%O 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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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: THERE (November 17, 2022); WHERE (March 9, 2023).
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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Pattern guide
What fits _HER_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, S, T, W
- 5th letter D, E, M, O, T
Meanings and answer history
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THERE
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
“I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.”
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Past Wordle answer: November 17, 2022.
WHERE
In, at or to what place.
“Where are you?”
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Past Wordle answer: March 9, 2023.
CHERE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHERT
Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHERD
Alternative form of shard.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHERE
A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0747).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHERO
A female hero.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THERM
A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _HER_?
- 8 five-letter words match _HER_ 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, SHERO has the highest feedback entropy at 5.18 bits against the possible answers.