- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the candidates cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in OST
Our Wordle guess list has 9 five-letter words that end in OST.
9 matching words
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This list has 9 Wordle guesses; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: BOOST (January 2, 2022); FROST (June 20, 2023); GHOST (June 14, 2025); ROOST (February 16, 2026).
AORTA does not fit this page's clues. ROOST keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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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Where these letters usually land
The OST suffix fixes these letters in positions 3, 4 and 5; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- O most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words), also 2nd (33%).
- S most often the 4th letter (100% of these words).
- T most often the 5th letter (100% of these words), also 2nd (11%).
Word notes
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BOOST
A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
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Past Wordle answer: January 2, 2022.
FROST
A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
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Past Wordle answer: June 20, 2023.
GHOST
A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
“Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.”
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Past Wordle answer: June 14, 2025.
ROOST
The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
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Past Wordle answer: February 16, 2026.
COOST
simple past and past participle of cast
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
CROST
Pronunciation spelling of cross.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
GLOST
Lead glazing used for pottery.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
PROST
A surname.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
YTOST
past participle of toss
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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