- 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 _Y_NG
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This pattern has 10 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: LYING (September 19, 2021); VYING (December 12, 2024).
DEALT does not fit this page's clues. DYING keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.4 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_YING
DYING, EYING, LYING, TYING, VYING differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; DEALT tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
DYING
possible
EYING
possible
LYING
used
TYING
possible
VYING
used
HYING
guess
KYANG
guess
NYING
guess
NYONG
guess
NYUNG
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _Y_NG?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, E, H, K, L, N, T, V
- 3rd letter A, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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DYING
Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
“The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
EYING
present participle and gerund of eye
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LYING
present participle and gerund of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”)
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 19, 2021.
TYING
Action of the verb to tie; ligature.
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.
VYING
present participle and gerund of vie
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 12, 2024.
HYING
present participle and gerund of hie
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.
KYANG
Alternative form of kiang (“wild ass of Tibet”).
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.
NYING
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NYONG
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NYUNG
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _Y_NG?
- 10 five-letter words match _Y_NG 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, EYING has the highest feedback entropy at 4.45 bits against the possible answers.