- 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 _TH__
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This pattern has 9 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: ETHER (June 6, 2024); ETHIC (May 10, 2023); ETHOS (July 28, 2023); OTHER (February 21, 2022).
ABCEE does not fit this page's clues. OTHER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
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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ETHER
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ETHIC
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ETHOS
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OTHER
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ETHAL
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ETHNE
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ETHYL
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ITHER
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OTHYL
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Pattern guide
What fits _TH__?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter E, I, O
- 4th letter A, E, I, N, O, Y
- 5th letter C, E, L, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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ETHER
The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.
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 6, 2024.
ETHIC
Moral, relating to morals.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 10, 2023.
ETHOS
The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.
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 28, 2023.
OTHER
See other (determiner) below.
“Pick up the phone and find out who's on the other end.”
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 21, 2022.
ETHAL
cetyl alcohol
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.
ETHNE
plural of ethnos
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.
ETHYL
The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
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.
ITHER
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OTHYL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _TH__?
- 9 five-letter words match _TH__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, OTHER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.05 bits against the possible answers.