Five-letter words matching _UI_E

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: GUIDE (November 25, 2023); GUILE (December 2, 2024); GUISE (November 6, 2025); JUICE (July 27, 2024); QUITE (July 17, 2024); SUITE (May 6, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter CELTS
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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CELTS does not fit this page's clues. GUISE 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: GUI_E

GUIDE, GUILE, GUISE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; CELTS tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _UI_E?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter G, J, Q, R, S, T
  • 4th letter C, D, L, N, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history

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GUIDE

Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.

“The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.”

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Past Wordle answer: November 25, 2023.

GUILE

Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.

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Past Wordle answer: December 2, 2024.

GUISE

A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)

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Past Wordle answer: November 6, 2025.

JUICE

A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.

“Squeeze the orange and some juice will come out.”

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Past Wordle answer: July 27, 2024.

QUITE

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

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Past Wordle answer: July 17, 2024.

SUITE

A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.

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Past Wordle answer: May 6, 2025.

QUINE

A program that produces its own source code as output.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

QUIRE

One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.

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RUICE

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TUILE

A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes and added as garnish to dishes or desserts.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _UI_E?
10 five-letter words match _UI_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TUILE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.47 bits against the possible answers.
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