- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
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Five-letter words matching _H_ME
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CHIME (October 6, 2023); RHYME (August 4, 2022); SHAME (April 15, 2022); THEME (September 9, 2022); THYME (September 14, 2022).
ACERB does not fit this page's clues. THYME keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (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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CHIME
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RHYME
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SHAME
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THEME
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THYME
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CHYME
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PHEME
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RHEME
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RHIME
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Pattern guide
What fits _H_ME?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, P, R, S, T
- 3rd letter A, E, I, Y
Meanings and answer history
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CHIME
A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
“Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 6, 2023.
RHYME
Rhyming verse (poetic form).
“Many editors say they don’t want stories written in rhyme these days.”
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Past Wordle answer: August 4, 2022.
SHAME
An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
“When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 15, 2022.
THEME
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
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Past Wordle answer: September 9, 2022.
THYME
Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
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Past Wordle answer: September 14, 2022.
CHYME
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PHEME
The personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RHEME
The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RHIME
Obsolete spelling of rhyme.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _H_ME?
- 9 five-letter words match _H_ME in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SHAME has the highest feedback entropy at 5.14 bits against the possible answers.