- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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__P
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SWAMP (March 31, 2026); SWEEP (March 15, 2023); SWOOP (February 5, 2026).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. SWAMP 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.
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__P?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter S, T
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O
- 4th letter E, M, O, R
Meanings and answer history
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SWAMP
An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
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 31, 2026.
SWEEP
To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
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 15, 2023.
SWOOP
To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
“The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.”
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 5, 2026.
TWEEP
A chirp or beep.
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.
TWERP
A fool, a twit.
“Now you've broken it, you twerp!”
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.
TWIRP
An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.
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 _W__P?
- 6 five-letter words match _W__P in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TWERP has the highest feedback entropy at 4.65 bits against the possible answers.