Five-letter words matching G_PS_

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GIPSY possible GYPSY possible

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This pattern has 2 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

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What fits G_PS_?

All 2 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter I, Y
  • 5th letter Y
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GIPSY

Dated spelling of gypsy.

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

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GYPSY

Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people”).

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

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How many five-letter words match G_PS_?
2 five-letter words match G_PS_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.