- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with G and ending in SE (G__SE)
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This pattern has 9 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: GEESE (September 30, 2025); GOOSE (June 11, 2022); GUISE (November 6, 2025).
ABOIL does not fit this page's clues. GEESE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (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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GEESE
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GOOSE
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GUISE
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GESSE
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GORSE
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GOSSE
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GRESE
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GRISE
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GUYSE
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Pattern guide
What fits G__SE?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, O, R, U
- 3rd letter E, I, O, R, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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GEESE
plural of goose
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Past Wordle answer: September 30, 2025.
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.”
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Past Wordle answer: June 11, 2022.
GUISE
A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
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Past Wordle answer: November 6, 2025.
GESSE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GORSE
An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GOSSE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GRESE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GRISE
Alternative form of grice (“a pig”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GUYSE
Obsolete form of guise.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match G__SE?
- 9 five-letter words match G__SE 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.