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Five-letter words starting with FLO and ending in S (FLO_S)

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8 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: FLOES

Position 4B 13%C 13%E 13%G 13%

FLOSS is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 7 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer FLOSS last recorded Jul 20, 2021

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FLOSS

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

FLOSS used FLOPS guess FLOWS guess FLOBS guess FLOCS guess FLOES guess FLOGS guess FLORS guess

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FLOSS

A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

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Past Wordle answer: July 20, 2021.

FLOPS

flop per second; floating-point operation per second

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FLOWS

plural of flow

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FLOBS

third-person singular simple present indicative of flob

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FLOCS

plural of floc

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FLOES

plural of floe

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FLOGS

third-person singular simple present indicative of flog

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FLORS

plural of flor

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How many five-letter words match FLO_S?: 8 five-letter words match FLO_S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, FLOES has the highest feedback entropy at 4.93 bits against the possible answers.