- 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 matching MI_S_
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6 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: MINSE
Position 3S 33%A 17%D 17%M 17%
Position 5Y 33%A 17%E 17%M 17%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 6 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: MIDST (May 7, 2022).
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 MI_S_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, D, M, N, S
- 5th letter A, E, M, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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MIDST
A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
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Past Wordle answer: May 7, 2022.
MISSY
A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
“That's enough out of you, missy!”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MIASM
An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MIMSY
A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MINSE
Obsolete form of mince.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MISSA
a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match MI_S_?
- 6 five-letter words match MI_S_ 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, MINSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.13 bits against the possible answers.