- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _PIN_
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: SPINE
Position 1S 63%O 25%A 13%
Position 5E 25%G 25%A 13%K 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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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).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 5.2 bits against the possible answers.