- 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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7
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersTight family: FL_SH (3)
Position 2L 57%R 43%
Position 3E 29%O 29%U 29%A 14%
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 F__SH?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with F__SH 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: ABEAR
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray FLUSH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray FLESH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Yellow FRESH — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray FLASH — play this answer next
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How to play this shortlist
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.”).
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.
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.