- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with F and ending in SH (F__SH)
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: FLASH (December 20, 2024); FLESH (August 11, 2021); FRESH (July 11, 2021).
ABEAR does not fit this page's clues. FLASH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
FL_SH
FLASH, FLESH, FLUSH differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABEAR tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits F__SH?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter L, R
- 3rd letter A, E, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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FLASH
To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
“He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 20, 2024.
FLESH
The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 11, 2021.
FLUSH
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
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.
FRESH
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
“He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 11, 2021.
FLOSH
Alternative form of floss (“fibres of corncob, bean plants, etc.”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FROSH
A first-year student, at certain universities, and a first-or-second-year student at other universities.
“The frosh are really getting on my nerves!”
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.
FRUSH
To break up, smash.
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 F__SH?
- 7 five-letter words match F__SH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, FRESH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.76 bits against the possible answers.