- 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 M_SS_
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersTight family: M_SSY (3)
Position 2A 30%I 20%O 20%U 20%
Position 5Y 50%A 20%E 20%O 10%
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 M_SS_?
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Two-turn example: ABIDE
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, Gray MOSSY — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow MESSY — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray MISSY — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green MASSE — play this answer next
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This pattern has 10 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: MASSE (December 12, 2021); MESSY (September 24, 2026); MOSSY (July 2, 2023).
ABIDE does not fit this page's clues. MASSE 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.
Tight family:
M_SSY
MESSY, MISSY, MOSSY differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABIDE tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits M_SS_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 5th letter A, E, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
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MASSE
Obsolete form of mass.
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Past Wordle answer: December 12, 2021.
MESSY
In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
“a messy office”
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Past Wordle answer: September 24, 2026.
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.
MOSSY
Covered in or overgrown with moss.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 2, 2023.
MASSA
Pronunciation spelling of master.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MASSY
Heavy; massive.
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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.
MOSSO
A member of the Mossos d'Esquadra.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MUSSE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MUSSY
Having been mussed: messy, rumpled.
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 M_SS_?
- 10 five-letter words match M_SS_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.