- 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__N
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This pattern has 17 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: CHAIN (December 10, 2023); CHURN (July 19, 2026); SHORN (May 18, 2023); SHOWN (April 27, 2022); THORN (February 22, 2022).
ABORT does not fit this page's clues. SHORN 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 6 possible answers.
CHAIN
used
CHURN
used
SHEEN
possible
SHORN
used
SHOWN
used
THORN
used
SHAWN
guess
CHOON
guess
PHEON
guess
SHARN
guess
SHEWN
guess
SHOON
guess
SHULN
guess
THEGN
guess
THEIN
guess
UHLAN
guess
WHEEN
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _H__N?
All 17 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _H__N?
- 17 five-letter words match _H__N 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, SHARN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.19 bits against the possible answers.