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Five-letter words matching _Z__E

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9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: AZOLE

Position 1A 67%O 22%E 11%
Position 3I 33%O 33%U 11%Y 11%
Position 4N 33%D 11%I 11%L 11%

Possible answers

AZURE OZONE

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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: AZURE (September 29, 2023); OZONE (April 23, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter AZURE
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1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode AZURE keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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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What fits _Z__E?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, E, O
  • 3rd letter I, O, U, Y, Z
  • 4th letter D, I, L, M, N, R, T
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AZURE

The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

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 29, 2023.

OZONE

An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: April 23, 2025.

AZIDE

the univalent N₃ radical or functional group or any ester containing this group

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.

AZINE

Any of a class of organic compounds, having the general formula R₂C=NN=CR₂, produced by the action of a carbonyl compound with hydrazine.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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AZOLE

Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated heterocycles having three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds

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AZOTE

Nitrogen.

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AZYME

unleavened bread used in Jewish or Christian religious context

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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EZINE

Alternative spelling of e-zine.

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OZZIE

A hospital.

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 _Z__E?
9 five-letter words match _Z__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, AZOLE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.8 bits against the possible answers.