- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _HE_L
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This pattern has 7 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: SHELL (October 2, 2024); WHEEL (July 25, 2023).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. JHEEL 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 _HE_L?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter J, S, W
- 4th letter A, E, L, O
Meanings and answer history
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SHELL
A hard external covering of an animal.
“In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 2, 2024.
WHEEL
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 25, 2023.
JHEEL
A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species.
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.
SHEAL
A shieling
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHEEL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHEOL
Alternative letter-case form of Sheol.
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.
WHEAL
A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
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 _HE_L?
- 7 five-letter words match _HE_L 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, SHEAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.29 bits against the possible answers.