5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching __W_R

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Showing 24 matching words
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What the remaining words have in common

24 matching words3 not previously used7 past answers

Position 1S 21%D 13%L 8%P 8%
Position 2O 54%E 25%A 21%
Position 4E 79%A 21%

Possible answers

COWER FEWER LOWER MOWER NEWER POWER ROWER SEWER SOWER TOWER

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

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish __W_R?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with __W_R as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: SMOLT

In normal mode, this play can cover 7 of 10 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • FEWER, NEWER — choose between 2 answers on the last turn
  • COWER, POWER, ROWER — choose between 3 answers on the last turn
  • TOWER — play this answer next
  • LOWER — play this answer next
  • MOWER — play this answer next
  • SEWER — play this answer next
  • SOWER — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 24 words in the Wordle guess list; 10 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 10 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: COWER (July 8, 2023); FEWER (April 3, 2022); LOWER (August 4, 2024); POWER (July 24, 2022); ROWER (January 19, 2025); SOWER (July 31, 2021); TOWER (August 27, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter SMOLT
Average remaining
1.8
Worst branch
3
Information
2.65 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use SEWER instead.

SMOLT does not fit this page's clues. SEWER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 4.2 (6 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _OWER

COWER, LOWER, MOWER, POWER, ROWER, SOWER, TOWER differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; SMOLT tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits __W_R?

All 24 matching words are shown above. 10 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 88% O 54% A 42% S 21% D 12% L 8%

Words with five different letters

75% of the matches have no repeated letters.

COWER LOWER MOWER POWER SOWER

Common letter pairs

WE 19/24 words (79%) ER 19/24 words (79%) OW 13/24 words (54%) EW 6/24 words (25%) WA 5/24 words (21%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 100% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __W_R?
24 five-letter words match __W_R in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 10 are possible answers.