- 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 ending in ONEY (_ONEY)
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This pattern has 6 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: HONEY (September 16, 2024); MONEY (May 22, 2022).
ABAHT does not fit this page's clues. BONEY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_ONEY
BONEY, HONEY, MONEY differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABAHT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _ONEY?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, H, M, P, T
Meanings and answer history
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BONEY
Alternative spelling of bony.
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.
HONEY
A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
“The honey in the pot should last for years.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 16, 2024.
MONEY
A generally accepted means of exchange.
“I cannot take money that I did not work for.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 22, 2022.
CONEY
The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica.
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.
PONEY
Alternative form of pone.
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.
TONEY
Alternative spelling of tony.
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 _ONEY?
- 6 five-letter words match _ONEY 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, TONEY has the highest feedback entropy at 5.2 bits against the possible answers.