- 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 _WE_T
Showing
7
matching words
Refine this pattern
The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.
Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
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: DWELT (April 16, 2023); SWEAT (February 20, 2023); SWEET (March 8, 2022); TWEET (April 23, 2026).
ABBES does not fit this page's clues. SWEET 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.
Tight family:
SWE_T
SWEAT, SWEET, SWEPT differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABBES tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
Pattern guide
What fits _WE_T?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, E, S, T
- 4th letter A, E, L, P, S
Meanings and answer history
Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.
DWELT
simple past and past participle of dwell
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 16, 2023.
SWEAT
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
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 20, 2023.
SWEET
Tasting of sugars.
“a sweet apple”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 8, 2022.
SWEPT
Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
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.
TWEET
The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
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 23, 2026.
EWEST
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SWELT
To die.
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 _WE_T?
- 7 five-letter words match _WE_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SWEAT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.09 bits against the possible answers.