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8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: CREIN

Position 1G 25%P 25%C 13%F 13%
Position 4E 50%I 25%O 25%

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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: GREEN (November 13, 2023); PREEN (June 2, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter GREEN
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode GREEN keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits _RE_N?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, F, G, K, P, T
  • 4th letter E, I, O
Meanings and answer history

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GREEN

The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: November 13, 2023.

PREEN

A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: June 2, 2025.

CREIN

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

FREON

Any of several nonflammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23.

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.

GREIN

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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KREEN

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PREON

A hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of quarks and leptons and possibly bosons too.

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.

TREEN

Pertaining to or derived from trees; wooden; made of wood.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _RE_N?
8 five-letter words match _RE_N in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CREIN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.36 bits against the possible answers.