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Five-letter words matching M_SS_

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MASSE MISSY MOSSY

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This pattern has 10 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: MASSE (December 12, 2021); MOSSY (July 2, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter AALII
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
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1.59 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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AALII does not fit this page's clues. MISSA keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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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Pattern guide

What fits M_SS_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 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.

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

Past Wordle answer: December 12, 2021.

MISSY

A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.

“That's enough out of you, missy!”

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.

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.

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.

MESSY

In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

“a messy office”

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.

MASSY

Heavy; massive.

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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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)

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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MOSSO

A member of the Mossos d'Esquadra.

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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MUSSE

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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, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, MASSE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.6 bits against the possible answers.
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