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Five-letter words matching _N_ET

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Possible answers

INLET ONSET UNMET UNSET

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: INLET (April 8, 2026); ONSET (August 30, 2022); UNMET (August 10, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter ABIUS
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use UNSET instead.

ABIUS does not fit this page's clues. UNSET 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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Pattern guide

What fits _N_ET?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter I, O, U
  • 3rd letter C, G, K, L, M, S, W
Meanings and answer history

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INLET

A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.

“We hit a bad chop at the inlet.”

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

Past Wordle answer: April 8, 2026.

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.

UNMET

Not met.

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, 2021.

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.

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.

ONCET

Once.

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.

UNGET

The opposite action of get (in various senses)

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.

UNKET

Alternative form of unked.

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.

UNLET

Not let (not in temporary possession in return for rent)

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.

UNWET

Not wet.

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 _N_ET?
10 five-letter words match _N_ET in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, INLET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.32 bits against the possible answers.
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