- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _NF__
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: INFER
Position 1I 50%U 38%E 13%
Position 4I 50%E 25%O 13%R 13%
Position 5X 38%A 13%D 13%R 13%
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 8 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: INFER (December 8, 2022); UNFED (July 25, 2021); UNFIT (August 8, 2022).
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 _NF__?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter E, I, U
- 4th letter E, I, O, R
- 5th letter A, D, R, S, T, X
Meanings and answer history
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INFER
To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
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Past Wordle answer: December 8, 2022.
UNFED
Not fed.
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Past Wordle answer: July 25, 2021.
UNFIT
Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
“Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 8, 2022.
ENFIX
Alternative form of infix.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INFIX
To instill.
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.
INFOS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INFRA
Discussed later.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
UNFIX
To unfasten from a fixing.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _NF__?
- 8 five-letter words match _NF__ 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, INFER has the highest feedback entropy at 4.78 bits against the possible answers.