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Five-letter words matching _NEE_

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6 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: SNEER

Position 1K 50%S 50%
Position 5D 33%S 33%L 17%R 17%

Possible answers

KNEED KNEEL SNEER

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This pattern has 6 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: KNEEL (May 30, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter KNEED
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1.0
Worst branch
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1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode KNEED keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits _NEE_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter K, S
  • 5th letter D, L, R, S
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KNEED

Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.

“a kneed biped; a knobbly-kneed boy”

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.

KNEEL

To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

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 30, 2023.

SNEER

To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.

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.

KNEES

plural of knee

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SNEED

To seethe; to become extremely frustrated and agitated.

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

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SNEES

third-person singular simple present indicative of snee

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

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _NEE_?
6 five-letter words match _NEE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SNEER has the highest feedback entropy at 4.96 bits against the possible answers.