Five-letter words matching GR_S_

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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: GRASP (March 10, 2024); GRASS (December 17, 2025); GROSS (October 17, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter AAPAS
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
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1.59 bits

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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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What fits GR_S_?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

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  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O
  • 5th letter E, P, S, T, Y, Z
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GRASP

To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 10, 2024.

GRASS

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

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 17, 2025.

GROSS

remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.

“a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence; a gross insult”

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Past Wordle answer: October 17, 2025.

GRESE

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GRISE

Alternative form of grice (“a pig”).

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GRIST

Grain that is to be ground in a mill.

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GRISY

Grim, grisly.

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GROSZ

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match GR_S_?
8 five-letter words match GR_S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, GRISE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.34 bits against the possible answers.
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