5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words ending in LIDE (_LIDE)

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerTight family: _LIDE (3)

Position 1E 25%G 25%S 25%Y 25%

Possible answers

ELIDE GLIDE SLIDE

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

ELIDE possible GLIDE used SLIDE possible YLIDE guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _LIDE?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _LIDE 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.

Two-turn example: AEDES

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • GLIDE — play this answer next
  • SLIDE — play this answer next
  • ELIDE — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: GLIDE (May 24, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AEDES
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use ELIDE instead.

AEDES does not fit this page's clues. ELIDE 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: _LIDE

ELIDE, GLIDE, SLIDE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AEDES tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits _LIDE?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter E, G, S, Y
Meanings and answer history

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ELIDE

To leave out or omit (something).

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.

GLIDE

To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: May 24, 2024.

SLIDE

To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.

“He slid the boat across the grass.”

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.

YLIDE

Any organic compound in which two adjacent atoms are connected by both a covalent and an ionic bond; normally written X⁺–Y⁻

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 _LIDE?
4 five-letter words match _LIDE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.