- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _M__A
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: OMEGA
Position 1A 43%O 43%U 14%
Position 3E 29%A 14%B 14%D 14%
Position 4G 29%B 14%D 14%I 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 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: OMEGA (July 29, 2025); UMBRA (May 8, 2026).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _M__A?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, O, U
- 3rd letter A, B, D, E, I, N
- 4th letter B, D, G, I, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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OMEGA
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.
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Past Wordle answer: July 29, 2025.
UMBRA
The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
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 8, 2026.
AMEBA
Alternative spelling of amoeba.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AMIGA
A female friend.
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.
AMNIA
plural of amnion
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OMASA
plural of omasum
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OMDDA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _M__A?
- 7 five-letter words match _M__A 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, OMEGA has the highest feedback entropy at 4.49 bits against the possible answers.