- 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 _W__G
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This pattern has 7 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: SWING (December 14, 2025); SWUNG (June 11, 2024); TWANG (August 18, 2022).
ABIES does not fit this page's clues. SWING 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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Pattern guide
What fits _W__G?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, D, O, S, T
- 3rd letter A, I, U
- 4th letter N
Meanings and answer history
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OWING
Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
“These seven subscriptions remain owing.”
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.
SWING
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
“The plant swung in the breeze.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 14, 2025.
SWUNG
simple past and past participle of swing
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Past Wordle answer: June 11, 2024.
TWANG
The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 18, 2022.
AWING
On the wing; flying; fluttering.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DWANG
A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SWANG
A swamp.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _W__G?
- 7 five-letter words match _W__G 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, TWANG has the highest feedback entropy at 4.39 bits against the possible answers.