5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching F__S_

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Possible answers

FALSE FEAST FIRST FLASH FLASK FLESH FLOSS FLUSH FOIST FRESH FRISK FROST

1 more possible answer is in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 33 words in the Wordle guess list; 13 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 13 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: FALSE (January 30, 2025); FEAST (November 24, 2022); FIRST (August 14, 2021); FLASH (December 20, 2024); FLASK (May 20, 2023); FLESH (August 11, 2021); FLOSS (July 20, 2021); FOIST (July 15, 2025); plus 2 more.

Top-ranked splitter HILAR
Average remaining
1.15
Worst branch
2
Information
3.55 bits

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

Hard Mode Use FARSE instead.

HILAR does not fit this page's clues. FARSE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.23 (4 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; HILAR tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits F__S_?

All 33 matching words are shown above. 13 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 36% R 33% A 30% L 27% T 27% I 24%

Words with five different letters

76% of the matches have no repeated letters.

FALSE FEAST FIRST FLASH FLASK

Common letter pairs

FR 7% ST 6% SE 5% FL 5% SH 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 61% · two: 33% · three or more: 6%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match F__S_?
33 five-letter words match F__S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 13 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, FARSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.41 bits against the possible answers.
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