- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 3.0 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 _P_N_
Showing
19
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
19 matching words3 not previously used5 past answersBest matching test word: AIDER
Position 1S 63%O 16%E 11%A 5%
Position 3I 42%E 32%A 21%U 5%
Position 5E 21%G 16%K 16%S 16%
used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.
APING
Likely
OPINE
Very unlikely
used
SPANK
Likely
SPEND
Possible
used
SPENT
Very unlikely
used
SPINE
Very unlikely
used
SPINY
Very unlikely
used
SPUNK
Likely
OPENS
Very unlikely
SPANS
Very unlikely
SPINS
Very unlikely
EPENA
Very unlikely
EPENE
Very unlikely
OPING
Very unlikely
SPANE
Very unlikely
SPANG
Very unlikely
SPINA
Very unlikely
SPINK
Very unlikely
UPEND
Possible
Choose a move for this list
AIDER leaves 1.7266 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 19 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.
This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.
To attempt the most likely matching answer now, APING has a 27.9% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 4.0336 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.
This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish _P_N_?
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 19 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 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); SPEND (October 4, 2021); SPENT (December 13, 2023); SPINE (November 21, 2024); SPINY (February 1, 2026).
AIDES does not fit this page's clues. SPINE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 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 _P_N_?
All 19 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Words with five different letters
79% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
SP 12/19 words (63%)
PI 8/19 words (42%)
IN 8/19 words (42%)
PE 6/19 words (32%)
EN 6/19 words (32%)
Vowels
No vowels: 0% · one: 47% · two: 37% · three or more: 16%
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _P_N_?
- 19 five-letter words match _P_N_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.