Five-letter words matching _LE__

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What the remaining words have in common

116 matching words7 not previously used18 past answers

Position 1B 14%C 14%P 14%F 13%
Position 4E 17%A 15%N 7%B 6%
Position 5S 30%T 16%K 10%E 7%
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25 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, BLEAT produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 1st letter: A, B, C, E, F, G, P, S·4th letter: A, C, E, F, G, N, P, R, S·5th letter: D, H, K, M, N, P, R, S, T, Y

Possible answers

13 more possible answers are in the full list below.

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

ALERT used BLEAK used BLEAT used BLEED used BLEEP used BLEND used BLESS possible CLEAN used CLEAR used CLEAT possible CLEFT used CLERK used ELECT possible ELEGY used FLECK possible FLEET possible FLESH used GLEAM used GLEAN used PLEAD used PLEAT used SLEEK used SLEEP used SLEET possible SLEPT possible FLEAS guess PLEAS guess ALEAK guess ALECK guess ALECS guess ALEEM guess ALEFS guess ALEFT guess ALEPH guess ALEWS guess ALEYE guess BLEAH guess BLEAR guess BLEBS guess BLECH guess BLEES guess BLENT guess BLERT guess BLEST guess BLETS guess BLEYS guess CLECK guess CLEEK guess CLEEP guess CLEFS guess CLEGS guess CLEIK guess CLEMS guess CLEPE guess CLEPT guess CLEVE guess CLEWS guess ELEET guess ELEMI guess FLEAM guess FLEEK guess FLEER guess FLEES guess FLEGS guess FLEME guess FLEUR guess FLEWS guess FLEXI guess FLEXO guess FLEYS guess GLEBA guess GLEBE guess GLEBY guess GLEDE guess GLEDS guess GLEED guess GLEEK guess GLEES guess GLEET guess GLEIS guess GLENS guess GLENT guess GLEYS guess ILEAC guess ILEAL guess ILEUM guess ILEUS guess KLETT guess OLEHS guess OLEIC guess OLEIN guess OLENT guess OLEOS guess OLEUM guess OLEYL guess PLEBE guess PLEBS guess PLECK guess PLEEP guess PLEIN guess PLENA guess PLENE guess PLENO guess PLEON guess PLESH guess PLETS guess PLEWS guess PLEXI guess SLEBS guess SLEDS guess SLEER guess SLEWS guess SLEYS guess ULEMA guess VLEIS guess YLEMS guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _LE__?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _LE__ as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

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Pattern guide

What fits _LE__?

All 116 matching words are shown above. 25 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

63% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

LE 116/116 words (100%) EE 20/116 words (17%) EA 17/116 words (15%) BL 16/116 words (14%) CL 16/116 words (14%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 34% · two: 54% · three or more: 12%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _LE__?
116 five-letter words match _LE__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 25 are possible answers.