- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with BR and ending in H (BR__H)
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: BRASH
Position 3O 38%A 25%U 25%I 13%
Position 4C 25%G 25%S 25%T 25%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BRASH (May 21, 2023); BROTH (April 10, 2024); BRUSH (September 22, 2023).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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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Pattern guide
What fits BR__H?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, I, O, U
- 4th letter C, G, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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BRASH
Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
“a brash young businessman; a brash tabloid; a brash sense of humour”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 21, 2023.
BROTH
Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 10, 2024.
BRUSH
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 22, 2023.
BRACH
Originally, a synonym of scent hound (“a hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision”); later, any female hound; a bitch hound.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BRITH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BROCH
A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BROGH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BRUGH
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match BR__H?
- 8 five-letter words match BR__H in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BRASH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.87 bits against the possible answers.