5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _HI_D

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words1 not previously used2 past answers

Position 1A 25%C 25%S 25%T 25%
Position 4E 25%L 25%N 25%R 25%

Possible answers

CHILD SHIED THIRD

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

CHILD used SHIED possible THIRD used AHIND guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _HI_D?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _HI_D as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: ABACS

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • THIRD — play this answer next
  • SHIED — play this answer next
  • CHILD — play this answer next

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 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: CHILD (December 29, 2023); THIRD (December 20, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter ABACS
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use CHILD instead.

ABACS does not fit this page's clues. CHILD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 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 _HI_D?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, C, S, T
  • 4th letter E, L, N, R
Meanings and answer history

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CHILD

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).

“Go easy on him: he is but a child.”

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

Past Wordle answer: December 29, 2023.

SHIED

simple past and past participle of shy

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.

THIRD

The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

“The third tree from the left is my favorite.”

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

Past Wordle answer: December 20, 2022.

AHIND

behind

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 _HI_D?
4 five-letter words match _HI_D in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.