Five-letter words matching __TE_

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What the remaining words have in common

182 matching words4 not previously used22 past answers

Position 1M 12%B 8%L 8%C 7%
Position 2A 25%O 18%I 16%E 12%
Position 5S 31%R 27%D 20%L 5%

26 possible answers fit.

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

Still undecided: 1st letter: A, B, C, D, E, H, I, L, M, O, T, U, V, W·2nd letter: A, C, E, F, L, N, O, S, T, U·5th letter: L, M, N, R, T, Y

Possible answers

14 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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AFTER used ALTER used ASTER possible BETEL possible CATER used DETER used EATEN used EATER possible ENTER used ESTER possible HATER used HOTEL used INTEL used INTER used LATER used MATEY used METER used MOTEL used OCTET used OFTEN used OTTER used OUTER used TOTEM used UTTER used VOTER used WATER used ACTED guess BATES guess BITES guess BYTES guess CITED guess CITES guess DATED guess DATES guess FATED guess FATES guess GATED guess GATES guess HATED guess HATES guess LATEX guess LITER guess MATER guess MATES guess MITES guess MUTED guess NOTED guess NOTES guess OPTED guess PATEL guess PETER guess RATED guess RATES guess RITES guess SITES guess VOTED guess VOTES guess YATES guess ANTED guess ANTES guess APTED guess APTER guess ARTEL guess ARTER guess ATTER guess BATED guess BETED guess BETES guess BITER guess BITEY guess BOTEH guess BOTEL guess BOTES guess BOTEW guess BUTEO guess BUTES guess CATES guess CETES guess CITEE guess CITER guess COTED guess COTES guess CUTER guess CUTES guess CUTEY guess CYTES guess DATER guess DITED guess DITES guess DOTED guess DOTER guess DOTES guess FETED guess FETES guess GATER guess GITES guess GYTES guess HETES guess HOTEN guess JETEE guess JETES guess JUTES guess KETES guess KITED guess KITER guess KITES guess KYTES guess LATED guess LATEN guess LITED guess LITEM guess LITES guess LOTES guess LUTEA guess LUTED guess LUTER guess LUTES guess LYTED guess LYTES guess MATED guess METED guess METEG guess METEL guess METES guess MITER guess MITEY guess MOTED guess MOTEN guess MOTES guess MOTET guess MOTEY guess MUTER guess MUTES guess NATES guess NETES guess NITER guess NITES guess NOTER guess OATEN guess OATER guess OFTER guess OPTER guess ORTET guess OUTED guess OUTEN guess OXTER guess PATED guess PATEE guess PATEN guess PATER guess PATES guess POTED guess POTES guess PUTER guess RATEL guess RATER guess RETEM guess ROTED guess ROTES guess SATED guess SATEM guess SATER guess SATES guess SETER guess SITED guess TATER guess TATES guess TETES guess TITER guess TOTED guess TOTER guess TOTES guess TUTEE guess TUTES guess UPTER guess USTER guess VITEX guess WITED guess WITES guess WYTED guess WYTES guess YITES guess

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Pattern guide

What fits __TE_?

All 182 matching words are shown above. 26 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

73% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

TE 182/182 words (100%) ES 58/182 words (32%) ER 49/182 words (27%) AT 47/182 words (26%) ED 36/182 words (20%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 4% · two: 89% · three or more: 7%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __TE_?
182 five-letter words match __TE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 26 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SATER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.83 bits against the possible answers.