- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with F and ending in ST (F__ST)
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: FEAST
Position 2R 38%E 25%I 25%O 13%
Position 3I 38%A 13%E 13%O 13%
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; 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: FEAST (November 24, 2022); FIRST (August 14, 2021); FOIST (July 15, 2025); FROST (June 20, 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 F__ST?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, I, O, R
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, R, U
Meanings and answer history
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FEAST
A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 24, 2022.
FIRST
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
“Hancock was first to arrive.”
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 14, 2021.
FOIST
To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
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 15, 2025.
FROST
A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 20, 2023.
FEIST
A small, snappy, belligerent mixed-breed dog; a feist dog.
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.
FIEST
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FRIST
A certain space or period of time; respite.
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.
FRUST
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match F__ST?
- 8 five-letter words match F__ST 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, FEAST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.28 bits against the possible answers.