5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching CR_S_

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What the remaining words have in common

13 matching words1 not previously used7 past answersBest matching test word: CRISETight family: CR_SS (3)

Position 3U 31%I 23%A 15%E 15%
Position 5S 31%T 23%E 15%H 15%

Possible answers

CRASH CRASS CRESS CREST CRISP CROSS CRUSH CRUST

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This pattern has 13 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: CRASH (August 13, 2026); CRASS (August 25, 2021); CREST (April 14, 2025); CRISP (January 25, 2025); CROSS (January 31, 2023); CRUSH (July 5, 2024); CRUST (July 12, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter AUTOS
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
3.0 bits

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

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AUTOS does not fit this page's clues. CRASS keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.75 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: CR_SS

CRASS, CRESS, CROSS differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AUTOS tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits CR_S_?

All 13 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 31% U 31% T 23% I 23% H 15% A 15%

Words with five different letters

69% of the matches have no repeated letters.

CRASH CREST CRISP CRUSH CRUST

Common letter pairs

CR 13/13 words (100%) SS 4/13 words (31%) RU 4/13 words (31%) US 4/13 words (31%) ST 3/13 words (23%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 85% · two: 15% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match CR_S_?
13 five-letter words match CR_S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CRISE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.56 bits against the possible answers.