- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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)
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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.
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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
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CRATE
A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.
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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.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 24, 2022.
IRATE
Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
“feel irate”
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Past Wordle answer: July 4, 2023.
FRATE
A friar.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ORATE
To speak formally; to give a speech.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PRATE
Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
URATE
Any salt of uric acid.
“The deposition of urate crystals in the joints leads to gout.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WRATE
simple past of write
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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.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, IRATE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.83 bits against the possible answers.