- 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 _HE_P
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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: CHEAP (January 3, 2025); SHEEP (March 5, 2026); WHELP (July 26, 2021).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. CHEEP 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_P?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, C, S, T, W
- 4th letter A, E, L, S
Meanings and answer history
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CHEAP
Low or reduced in price.
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Past Wordle answer: January 3, 2025.
SHEEP
A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 5, 2026.
WHELP
A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
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 26, 2021.
AHEAP
In a heap; huddled together.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHEEP
Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHELP
To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.
“He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board.”
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.
THESP
An actor.
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.
WHEEP
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _HE_P?
- 8 five-letter words match _HE_P 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, THESP has the highest feedback entropy at 4.78 bits against the possible answers.