- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 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 _H_SE
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CHASE (March 13, 2025); CHOSE (January 2, 2025); PHASE (June 3, 2022); THESE (December 12, 2023); THOSE (February 1, 2022); WHOSE (May 2, 2025).
ACETA does not fit this page's clues. CHOSE 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.
Tight family:
_HOSE
CHOSE, THOSE, WHOSE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACETA tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _H_SE?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, P, T, W
- 3rd letter A, E, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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CHASE
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
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Past Wordle answer: March 13, 2025.
CHOSE
simple past of choose
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Past Wordle answer: January 2, 2025.
PHASE
A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
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Past Wordle answer: June 3, 2022.
THESE
plural of this
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Past Wordle answer: December 12, 2023.
THOSE
plural of that
“Those bolts go with these parts.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 1, 2022.
WHOSE
Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
“Whose (wallet) is this?”
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Past Wordle answer: May 2, 2025.
CHUSE
Archaic spelling of choose.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PHESE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _H_SE?
- 8 five-letter words match _H_SE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, THOSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.29 bits against the possible answers.