- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 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 _TEE_
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersTight family: STEE_ (4)
Position 1S 100%
Position 5D 13%K 13%L 13%M 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 _TEE_?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _TEE_ 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: ADRIP
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray STEEL — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green STEEP — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray STEER — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray STEED — play this answer next
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: STEED (October 22, 2021); STEEL (April 13, 2024); STEEP (February 8, 2025).
ADRIP does not fit this page's clues. STEED keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
STEE_
STEED, STEEL, STEEP, STEER differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADRIP tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _TEE_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter S
- 5th letter D, K, L, M, N, P, R, Z
Meanings and answer history
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STEED
A bicycle or other vehicle.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 22, 2021.
STEEL
An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 13, 2024.
STEEP
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
“a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradient”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 8, 2025.
STEER
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
“The boat steered towards the iceberg.”
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.
STEEK
To stitch (sew with a needle).
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.
STEEM
A gleam of light; a flame.
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.
STEEN
Alternative form of stean.
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.
STEEZ
Style; panache.
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 _TEE_?
- 8 five-letter words match _TEE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.