- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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__X
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This pattern has 10 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: ANNEX (August 26, 2025); INBOX (April 19, 2025); INDEX (August 15, 2023).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. ANNEX 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
ANNEX
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INBOX
used
INDEX
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ENFIX
guess
INFIX
guess
UNBOX
guess
UNFIX
guess
UNMIX
guess
UNSEX
guess
UNTAX
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _N__X?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, I, U
- 3rd letter B, D, F, M, N, S, T
- 4th letter A, E, I, O
Meanings and answer history
Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.
ANNEX
An addition, an extension.
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 26, 2025.
INBOX
A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
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 19, 2025.
INDEX
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
“The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.”
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 15, 2023.
ENFIX
Alternative form of infix.
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.
INFIX
To instill.
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.
UNBOX
To remove from a box.
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.
UNFIX
To unfasten from a fixing.
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.
UNMIX
To separate the components of (a mixture).
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.
UNTAX
To remove a tax from.
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__X?
- 10 five-letter words match _N__X 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, UNSEX has the highest feedback entropy at 4.14 bits against the possible answers.