- 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 _N_IT
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This pattern has 6 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: UNFIT (August 8, 2022); UNLIT (February 4, 2023).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. ENLIT 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_IT?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter E, I, U
- 3rd letter F, L, N, W
Meanings and answer history
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UNFIT
Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
“Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.”
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Past Wordle answer: August 8, 2022.
UNLIT
Not lit
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Past Wordle answer: February 4, 2023.
ENLIT
simple past and past participle of enlight
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INNIT
Used as a replacement for any other negative tag question, irrespective of person, number, or verb. May precede the statement.
“Innit dolphins are a type of whale?”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INWIT
Inward knowledge or understanding.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
UNWIT
To deprive of wit.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _N_IT?
- 6 five-letter words match _N_IT 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, ENLIT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.22 bits against the possible answers.