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- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words starting with WIS
Our Wordle guess list has 8 five-letter words that start with WIS.
8 matching words
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This list has 8 Wordle guesses; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: WISER (March 25, 2026).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. WISED 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 WIS prefix fixes these letters in positions 1, 2 and 3; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- W most often the 1st letter (100% of these words).
- I most often the 2nd letter (100% of these words).
- S most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words), also 5th (38%).
Word notes
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WISER
comparative form of wise: more wise
“It was stolen with nobody being any the wiser.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 25, 2026.
WISPY
Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.
“The wispy smoke rose from chimneys all around town.”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
WISED
simple past and past participle of wise
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WISES
plural of wise
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WISHA
An expression of surprise.
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WISHT
Sickly, weak.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
WISPS
plural of wisp
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
WISTS
third-person singular simple present indicative of wist
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