- 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 _IL_E
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This pattern has 8 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: BILGE (June 13, 2025); TILDE (November 27, 2021).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. BILGE 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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Pattern guide
What fits _IL_E?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, F, M, P, R, T, V
- 4th letter A, D, G, L
Meanings and answer history
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BILGE
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
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 13, 2025.
TILDE
A diacritical mark ⟨˜⟩ placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 27, 2021.
VILLE
A Vietnamese village.
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.
FILLE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MILLE
Alternative spelling of mill.
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.
PILAE
plural of pila
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RILLE
A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies.
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.
VILDE
Obsolete form of vile.
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 _IL_E?
- 8 five-letter words match _IL_E 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, PILAE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.39 bits against the possible answers.