5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching M_S_Y

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What the remaining words have in common

14 matching words2 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: MOSEYTight family: MUS_Y (3)

Position 2U 29%A 21%I 21%E 14%
Position 4S 36%H 21%T 21%K 14%

Possible answers

MISSY MOSSY MUSHY MUSKY MUSTY

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This pattern has 14 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: MOSSY (July 2, 2023); MUSHY (September 1, 2024); MUSTY (May 7, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter BUTOH
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 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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BUTOH does not fit this page's clues. MUSHY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.8 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: MUS_Y

MUSHY, MUSKY, MUSTY differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BUTOH tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits M_S_Y?

All 14 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

U 29% I 21% H 21% T 21% E 21% A 21%

Words with five different letters

64% of the matches have no repeated letters.

MUSHY MUSKY MUSTY MASHY MASTY

Common letter pairs

SS 5/14 words (36%) SY 5/14 words (36%) MU 4/14 words (29%) US 4/14 words (29%) MI 3/14 words (21%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 93% · two: 7% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match M_S_Y?
14 five-letter words match M_S_Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, MOSEY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.79 bits against the possible answers.