- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _NSE_
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This pattern has 9 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: ONSET (August 30, 2022).
ABBOT does not fit this page's clues. ONSEN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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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ONSET
used
UNSET
possible
ENSEW
guess
INSEE
guess
INSET
guess
ONSEN
guess
UNSEE
guess
UNSEW
guess
UNSEX
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Pattern guide
What fits _NSE_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter E, I, O, U
- 5th letter E, N, T, W, X
Meanings and answer history
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ONSET
The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
“the onset of schizophrenia”
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 30, 2022.
UNSET
Not set; not fixed or appointed.
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.
ENSEW
Obsolete form of ensue.
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.
INSEE
To see into; to observe acutely.
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.
INSET
To set in; infix or implant.
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.
ONSEN
A (Japanese) hot spring.
“The hottest springs in Japan aren't in the north but at the Obama Onsen outside Nagasaki.”
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.
UNSEE
To undo the act of seeing something; to erase the memory of having seen something, or otherwise reverse the effect of having seen something.
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.
UNSEW
To undo something sewn or enclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of.
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.
UNSEX
To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.
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 _NSE_?
- 9 five-letter words match _NSE_ 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, ONSET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.3 bits against the possible answers.