- 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 matching G_OS_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used4 past answers
Position 2L 29%O 29%R 29%H 14%
Position 5S 29%T 29%E 14%Y 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Can you finish G_OS_?
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Two-turn example: ABERS
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow GHOST — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green GLOSS — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Green GROSS — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Yellow GOOSE — play this answer next
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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: GHOST (June 14, 2025); GLOSS (April 26, 2026); GOOSE (June 11, 2022); GROSS (October 17, 2025).
ABERS does not fit this page's clues. GLOSS 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.
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 G_OS_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, O, R
- 5th letter E, S, T, Y, Z
Meanings and answer history
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GHOST
A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
“Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.”
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 14, 2025.
GLOSS
A surface shine or luster.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 26, 2026.
GOOSE
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
“There is a flock of geese on the pond.”
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 11, 2022.
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”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 17, 2025.
GLOST
Lead glazing used for pottery.
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.
GOOSY
Characteristic of a goose; anserine
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GROSZ
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match G_OS_?
- 7 five-letter words match G_OS_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.