- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _NI_E
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used4 past answers
Position 1A 33%S 33%K 22%U 11%
Position 4V 22%D 11%F 11%L 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Two-turn example: ADAPT
In normal mode, this play can cover 5 of 5 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray KNIFE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow UNITE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Gray SNIPE — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray SNIDE — play this answer next
- Green, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray ANIME — play this answer next
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: KNIFE (September 18, 2025); SNIDE (December 9, 2025); SNIPE (August 10, 2026); UNITE (November 10, 2022).
ADAPT does not fit this page's clues. ANISE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.8 (2 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 _NI_E?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, K, S, U
- 4th letter D, F, L, M, P, S, T, V
Meanings and answer history
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ANIME
An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
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.
KNIFE
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
“He was looking for a knife to chop some steak.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 18, 2025.
SNIDE
Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
“Don't make snide remarks to me.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 9, 2025.
SNIPE
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
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 10, 2026.
UNITE
To bring together as one.
“The new government will try to unite the various factions.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 10, 2022.
ANILE
Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman.
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.
ANISE
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
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.
KNIVE
Rare form of knife.
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.
SNIVE
Alternative spelling of sny (abound, swarm, teem, be infested).
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 _NI_E?
- 9 five-letter words match _NI_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.