5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _WE__

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Showing 35 matching words
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What the remaining words have in common

35 matching words2 not previously used10 past answers

Position 1S 46%T 26%D 9%A 6%
Position 4E 40%L 14%R 14%A 11%
Position 5T 20%L 17%S 14%R 11%

Possible answers

DWELL DWELT SWEAR SWEAT SWEEP SWEET SWELL SWEPT TWEAK TWEED TWEEN TWEET

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 _WE__?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _WE__ 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: ADAPT

In normal mode, this play can cover 11 of 12 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • SWELL — play this answer next
  • TWEEN — play this answer next
  • SWEET, TWEET — choose between 2 answers on the last turn
  • SWEEP — play this answer next
  • SWEPT — play this answer next
  • DWELL — play this answer next
  • TWEED — play this answer next
  • DWELT — play this answer next
  • SWEAR — play this answer next
  • TWEAK — play this answer next
  • SWEAT — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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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 35 words in the Wordle guess list; 12 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 12 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: DWELL (September 7, 2023); DWELT (April 16, 2023); SWEAT (February 20, 2023); SWEEP (March 15, 2023); SWEET (March 8, 2022); SWELL (November 9, 2024); TWEAK (January 22, 2024); TWEED (October 18, 2021); plus 2 more.

Top-ranked splitter ADAPT
Average remaining
1.17
Worst branch
2
Information
3.42 bits

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

Hard Mode Use SWEET instead.

ADAPT does not fit this page's clues. SWEET keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: TWEE_

TWEED, TWEEN, TWEET differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADAPT tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _WE__?

All 35 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 57% T 46% L 29% R 26% A 20% D 17%

Words with five different letters

43% of the matches have no repeated letters.

DWELT SWEAR SWEAT SWEPT TWEAK

Common letter pairs

WE 35/35 words (100%) SW 16/35 words (46%) EE 14/35 words (40%) TW 9/35 words (26%) EL 8/35 words (23%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 26% · two: 68% · three or more: 6%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _WE__?
35 five-letter words match _WE__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 are possible answers.