- 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 _HOW_
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This pattern has 9 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: SHOWN (April 27, 2022); SHOWY (June 2, 2022).
ABAND does not fit this page's clues. SHOWN 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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SHOWN
used
SHOWY
used
SHOWS
guess
CHOWK
guess
CHOWS
guess
DHOWS
guess
SHOWD
guess
THOWL
guess
WHOWS
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _HOW_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, D, S, T, W
- 5th letter D, K, L, N, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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SHOWN
past participle of show
“I had shown him the report already.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 27, 2022.
SHOWY
Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 2, 2022.
SHOWS
plural of show
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.
CHOWK
An intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).
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.
CHOWS
plural of chow
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DHOWS
plural of dhow
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.
SHOWD
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THOWL
Alternative form of thowel.
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.
WHOWS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _HOW_?
- 9 five-letter words match _HOW_ 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, THOWL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.43 bits against the possible answers.