- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in RATE (_RATE)
Showing
8
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersTight family: _RATE (3)
Position 1C 13%F 13%G 13%I 13%
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 _RATE?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _RATE 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.
Two-turn example: ABACI
In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray GRATE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Yellow IRATE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow, Gray CRATE — play this answer next
Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.
Add an earlier guess
Enter a guess you have already played. This adds clues without reducing “Guesses left now”. Add earlier guesses in the order you played them.
Your recorded feedback
What feedback could you get?
Select a row to see what survives. After playing the guess, choose the feedback you received and continue below.
Continuing records this guess and uses one remaining turn.
Your most recent planner is saved on this device. Reset clears its saved progress.
Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons
These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.
Refine this pattern
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 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CRATE (August 3, 2021); GRATE (September 24, 2022); IRATE (July 4, 2023).
ABACI does not fit this page's clues. CRATE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_RATE
CRATE, GRATE, IRATE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABACI tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
Open a word for details. Use Copy for a quick pick, or Show to narrow the answer pool.
Pattern guide
What fits _RATE?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, F, G, I, O, P, U, W
Meanings and answer history
Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.
CRATE
A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 3, 2021.
GRATE
A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
“The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 24, 2022.
IRATE
Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
“feel irate”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 4, 2023.
FRATE
A friar.
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.
ORATE
To speak formally; to give a speech.
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.
PRATE
Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
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.
URATE
Any salt of uric acid.
“The deposition of urate crystals in the joints leads to gout.”
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.
WRATE
simple past of write
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _RATE?
- 8 five-letter words match _RATE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.