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86 matching words1 not previously used2 past answers

Position 1S 12%T 12%G 10%L 10%

Position 3K 15%P 13%R 13%N 10%

Position 5S 52%D 23%R 10%E 2%

3 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, CYBER produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Top-ranked next guess CYBER

Still undecided: 1st letter: C, H·3rd letter: B, M, P·5th letter: N, R

Possible answers

CYBER HYMEN HYPER

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

CYBER used HYMEN possible HYPER used BYTES guess HYPED guess SYKES guess TYLER guess TYPED guess TYPES guess TYRES guess AYRES guess BYDED guess BYDES guess BYKED guess BYKES guess BYRES guess CYDER guess CYMES guess CYTES guess DYKED guess DYKES guess DYKEY guess DYNEL guess DYNES guess EYRES guess FYCES guess FYKED guess FYKES guess FYLES guess GYBED guess GYBES guess GYPES guess GYRED guess GYRES guess GYTES guess GYVED guess GYVER guess GYVES guess HYDEL guess HYKES guess HYLEG guess HYLES guess HYPES guess KYLES guess KYPES guess KYTES guess LYCEA guess LYCEE guess LYMES guess LYNES guess LYRES guess LYSED guess LYSES guess LYTED guess LYTES guess PYNED guess PYNES guess PYRES guess PYREX guess PYXED guess PYXES guess RYKED guess RYKES guess RYMER guess RYPER guess SYCEE guess SYCES guess SYKER guess SYNED guess SYNES guess SYPED guess SYPES guess SYREN guess SYVER guess TYEES guess TYKES guess TYNED guess TYNES guess TYPEY guess TYRED guess WYLED guess WYLES guess WYTED guess WYTES guess XYLEM guess ZYMES guess

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Splits these words most evenly: AYRES of the 86 words here

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Useful letters still to test

S 60% D 31% R 26% L 22% T 21% P 20%

Words with five different letters

83% of the matches have no repeated letters.

CYBER HYMEN HYPER AYRES BYDES

Common letter pairs

ES 45/86 words (52%) ED 20/86 words (23%) YK 13/86 words (15%) KE 13/86 words (15%) YP 11/86 words (13%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 93% · two: 7% · three or more: 0%

Common questions

How many five-letter words match _Y_E_?: 86 five-letter words match _Y_E_ 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, AYRES has the highest feedback entropy at 5.3 bits against the possible answers.

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