- 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 _OXI_
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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: TOXIC (March 5, 2023); TOXIN (March 16, 2024).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. COXIB 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 _OXI_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, D, F, M, T
- 5th letter B, C, E, N
Meanings and answer history
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TOXIC
Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
“Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 5, 2023.
TOXIN
A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
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Past Wordle answer: March 16, 2024.
COXIB
Any COX-2 selective inhibitor.
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.
DOXIE
Alternative form of doxy (“sweetheart or mistress”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FOXIE
Diminutive of fox.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MOXIE
Nerve, spunk, strength of character.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _OXI_?
- 6 five-letter words match _OXI_ 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, DOXIE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.42 bits against the possible answers.