5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

LOSSY

LOSSY is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 88.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈlɒsi//ˈlɔsi//ˈlɑsi/

Adjective

Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.

Adjective

Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How LOSSY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts LOSSY as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 73.5% of games, misses completely in 26.5%, and leaves about 263 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,472 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.77 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

L___Y L in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position L__S_ L in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _O__Y O in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

TRACE RAINE TRINE TIARE RANCE BLATE
Words starting with L Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.12 Entropy (bits)
263 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
88.9% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LOSSY performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.77 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#10,472 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LOSSY ranks #10,472 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
39
3 guesses
787
4 guesses
1,224
5 guesses
273
6 guesses
28

Composition

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
LOS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
74%
Green tile
34%
All gray
26%

Feedback distribution

74 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

626
275
211
200
158
127
65
62
62
55
48
45
39
34
24
24
23
21
18
18
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
8
8
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LOSSY:

27% chance
Suggested:
TRACE
12% chance
Suggested:
RAINE
9% chance
Suggested:
TRINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

26.5% →
TRACE 6.38 bits
11.7% →
RAINE 5.27 bits
8.9% →
TRINE 5.37 bits
8.5% →
TIARE 5.38 bits
6.7% →
TIARE 4.68 bits
5.4% →
RANCE 4.83 bits
2.8% →
BLATE 4.03 bits
2.6% →
REACT 5.05 bits
2.6% →
PLATE 4.64 bits
2.3% →
CRUET 4.06 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for LOSSY; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

L1O1S1S1Y4
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.