5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _P__E

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What the remaining words have in common

34 matching words1 not previously used13 past answers

Position 1S 65%A 12%E 9%U 9%
Position 3A 26%I 24%O 15%E 6%
Position 4D 15%L 12%N 12%R 12%

Possible answers

APPLE OPINE SPACE SPADE SPARE SPATE SPICE SPIKE SPINE SPIRE SPITE SPOKE

2 more possible answers are in the full list below.

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _P__E?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _P__E as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 34 words in the Wordle guess list; 14 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 14 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: APPLE (February 7, 2023); OPINE (November 18, 2025); SPACE (September 1, 2023); SPADE (October 16, 2022); SPARE (April 8, 2025); SPATE (April 21, 2025); SPICE (August 22, 2023); SPIKE (August 5, 2021); plus 5 more.

Top-ranked splitter ACORN
Average remaining
1.29
Worst branch
2
Information
3.52 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use SPIRE instead.

ACORN does not fit this page's clues. SPIRE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.86 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: SPI_E

SPICE, SPIKE, SPINE, SPIRE, SPITE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACORN tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _P__E?

All 34 matching words are shown above. 14 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 68% A 32% I 29% O 21% R 18% U 18%

Words with five different letters

74% of the matches have no repeated letters.

OPINE SPACE SPADE SPARE SPATE

Common letter pairs

SP 22/34 words (65%) PI 9/34 words (26%) PA 9/34 words (26%) DE 5/34 words (15%) RE 5/34 words (15%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 3% · two: 68% · three or more: 29%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _P__E?
34 five-letter words match _P__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 14 are possible answers.