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Five-letter words matching _N_ED

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14 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ANTED

Position 1U 43%I 14%S 14%A 7%
Position 3E 14%K 14%N 14%B 7%

Possible answers

KNEED UNFED UNWED

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This pattern has 14 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: UNFED (July 25, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter UNFED
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.

Hard Mode UNFED keeps every stated clue.

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 _N_ED?

All 14 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

U 43% K 21% I 21% S 14% F 7% W 7%

Words with five different letters

64% of the matches have no repeated letters.

UNFED UNWED ANTED INKED SNIED

Common letter pairs

ED 14/14 words (100%) UN 6/14 words (43%) NE 4/14 words (29%) EE 2/14 words (14%) IN 2/14 words (14%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 100% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _N_ED?
14 five-letter words match _N_ED 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, ANTED has the highest feedback entropy at 5.26 bits against the possible answers.