5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _M__E

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What the remaining words have in common

34 matching words2 not previously used10 past answers

Position 1A 35%S 24%E 18%I 12%
Position 3I 24%O 24%B 15%A 12%
Position 4L 18%R 15%T 12%D 9%

Possible answers

AMAZE AMBLE AMPLE AMUSE EMCEE IMAGE IMBUE OMBRE SMILE SMITE SMOKE SMOTE

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

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _M__E?

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

In normal mode, this play can cover 11 of 12 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • EMCEE — play this answer next
  • SMOKE, SMOTE — choose between 2 answers on the last turn
  • SMITE — play this answer next
  • SMILE — play this answer next
  • AMAZE — play this answer next
  • AMUSE — play this answer next
  • AMPLE — play this answer next
  • IMAGE — play this answer next
  • OMBRE — play this answer next
  • IMBUE — play this answer next
  • AMBLE — play this answer next

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

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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 34 words in the Wordle guess list; 12 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 12 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: AMAZE (June 16, 2026); AMBLE (March 22, 2025); AMPLE (April 17, 2022); AMUSE (October 6, 2025); EMCEE (June 28, 2026); IMAGE (February 29, 2024); IMBUE (August 8, 2025); SMILE (May 30, 2026); plus 2 more.

Top-ranked splitter BAILS
Average remaining
1.17
Worst branch
2
Information
3.42 bits

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

Hard Mode Use SMILE instead.

BAILS does not fit this page's clues. SMILE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.0 (3 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 _M__E?

All 34 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 41% I 32% S 26% O 26% U 21% L 18%

Words with five different letters

65% of the matches have no repeated letters.

AMBLE AMPLE AMUSE IMAGE IMBUE

Common letter pairs

AM 12/34 words (35%) SM 8/34 words (24%) MI 8/34 words (24%) MO 8/34 words (24%) LE 6/34 words (18%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 41% · three or more: 59%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _M__E?
34 five-letter words match _M__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 are possible answers.