- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _PIN_
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: OPINE (November 18, 2025); SPINE (November 21, 2024); SPINY (February 1, 2026).
ABASE does not fit this page's clues. SPINE 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 _PIN_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, O, S
- 5th letter A, E, G, K, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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APING
present participle and gerund of ape
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OPINE
To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
“I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.”
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Past Wordle answer: November 18, 2025.
SPINE
A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
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Past Wordle answer: November 21, 2024.
SPINY
Covered in spines or thorns.
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Past Wordle answer: February 1, 2026.
SPINS
vertigo
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OPING
present participle and gerund of ope
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPINA
A spine; the backbone.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPINK
The primrose.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _PIN_?
- 8 five-letter words match _PIN_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SPINE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.19 bits against the possible answers.