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Five-letter words matching N__S_

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16 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: NOISE

Position 2E 25%O 25%U 19%I 13%
Position 3I 19%O 19%E 13%S 13%
Position 5E 38%Y 19%A 13%T 13%

Possible answers

NOISE NOISY NOOSE NURSE

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This pattern has 16 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: NOISE (November 1, 2023); NOISY (September 14, 2025); NURSE (April 12, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter NOISE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode NOISE keeps every stated clue.

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 N__S_?

All 16 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 62% O 44% I 38% Y 31% U 31% T 25%

Words with five different letters

69% of the matches have no repeated letters.

NOISE NOISY NURSE NEIST NEOSA

Common letter pairs

SE 6/16 words (38%) NO 4/16 words (25%) IS 4/16 words (25%) NE 4/16 words (25%) SY 3/16 words (19%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 19% · two: 56% · three or more: 25%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match N__S_?
16 five-letter words match N__S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, NOISE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.45 bits against the possible answers.