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Five-letter words matching A__S_

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What the remaining words have in common

30 matching words2 not previously used9 past answers

Position 2B 20%G 17%R 13%M 10%
Position 3I 37%A 27%U 13%O 7%
Position 5E 27%T 20%H 17%M 10%

Possible answers

ABASE ABUSE ABYSS AMASS AMISS AMUSE ANGST ARISE AROSE ARTSY AWASH

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 A__S_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with A__S_ 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: BEARS

In normal mode, this play can cover 10 of 11 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • ANGST — play this answer next
  • AMISS — play this answer next
  • ARTSY — play this answer next
  • AWASH — play this answer next
  • AMASS — play this answer next
  • AMUSE — play this answer next
  • ARISE, AROSE — choose between 2 answers on the last turn
  • ABYSS — play this answer next
  • ABUSE — play this answer next
  • ABASE — play this answer next

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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 30 words in the Wordle guess list; 11 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 11 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: ABASE (July 15, 2021); ABYSS (October 23, 2021); AMASS (May 14, 2024); AMISS (August 17, 2023); AMUSE (October 6, 2025); ANGST (June 13, 2024); ARISE (November 8, 2025); ARTSY (April 22, 2025); plus 1 more.

Top-ranked splitter BEARS
Average remaining
1.18
Worst branch
2
Information
3.28 bits

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

Hard Mode Use ABASE instead.

BEARS does not fit this page's clues. ABASE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.27 (3 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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What fits A__S_?

All 30 matching words are shown above. 11 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

I 37% E 27% T 27% B 20% M 20% G 20%

Words with five different letters

67% of the matches have no repeated letters.

ABUSE AMUSE ANGST ARISE AROSE

Common letter pairs

IS 11/30 words (37%) AS 8/30 words (27%) SE 8/30 words (27%) AB 6/30 words (20%) ST 6/30 words (20%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 17% · two: 53% · three or more: 30%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match A__S_?
30 five-letter words match A__S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 11 are possible answers.