- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 _T_ER
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7
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words1 not previously used4 past answers
Position 1O 29%A 14%E 14%I 14%
Position 3H 43%T 43%E 14%
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 _T_ER?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _T_ER 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: AFTOS
In normal mode, this play can cover 5 of 5 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray ETHER — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Yellow STEER — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Yellow, Gray OTHER — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray UTTER — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow, Gray OTTER — play this answer next
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 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); OTHER (February 21, 2022); OTTER (February 23, 2025); UTTER (May 24, 2023).
AFTOS does not fit this page's clues. ETHER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 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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Pattern guide
What fits _T_ER?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, I, O, S, U
- 3rd letter E, H, T
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.
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.
OTTER
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
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 23, 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.
UTTER
To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.
“utter bliss utter darkness utter ruin”
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 24, 2023.
ATTER
Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound; bitter substance, such as bile.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _T_ER?
- 7 five-letter words match _T_ER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.