- Average remaining
- 1.86
- Worst branch
- 3
- Information
- 2.13 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 OWER (_OWER)
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: COWER (July 8, 2023); LOWER (August 4, 2024); POWER (July 24, 2022); ROWER (January 19, 2025); SOWER (July 31, 2021); TOWER (August 27, 2025).
CALMS does not fit this page's clues. COWER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 5.29 (6 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_OWER
COWER, LOWER, MOWER, POWER, ROWER, SOWER, TOWER differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; CALMS tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 7 possible answers.
COWER
used
LOWER
used
MOWER
possible
POWER
used
ROWER
used
SOWER
used
TOWER
used
BOWER
guess
DOWER
guess
VOWER
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _OWER?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, D, L, M, P, R, S, T, V
Meanings and answer history
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COWER
To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
“He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 8, 2023.
LOWER
comparative form of low: more low
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 4, 2024.
MOWER
A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns.
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.
POWER
The ability to do or undergo something.
“He has lost the power to speak.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 24, 2022.
ROWER
One who rows.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 19, 2025.
SOWER
One who or that which sows.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 31, 2021.
TOWER
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
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 27, 2025.
BOWER
A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DOWER
The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
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.
VOWER
One who makes a vow.
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 _OWER?
- 10 five-letter words match _OWER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TOWER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.07 bits against the possible answers.