- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with G and ending in ST (G__ST)
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: GEIST
Position 2H 30%E 20%I 10%L 10%
Position 3E 40%I 20%O 20%A 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
GHOST
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GUEST
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GEEST
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GEIST
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GHAST
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GHEST
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GIUST
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GLOST
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GOEST
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GRIST
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This pattern has 10 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.
Previously used by Wordle: GHOST (June 14, 2025); GUEST (June 26, 2023).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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__ST?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, H, I, L, O, R, U
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
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.
GUEST
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
“The guests were let in by the butler.”
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 26, 2023.
GEEST
A type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark.
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.
GEIST
A ghost, an apparition.
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.
GHAST
Alternative form of gast.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GHEST
Obsolete form of guest.
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.
GIUST
Obsolete spelling of joust.
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.
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.
GOEST
second-person singular simple present indicative of go
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.
GRIST
Grain that is to be ground in a mill.
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__ST?
- 10 five-letter words match G__ST in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, GEIST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.22 bits against the possible answers.