5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with PA and ending in SY (PA_SY)

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Yellow letters (wrong spots)

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What the remaining words have in common

3 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: THINKTight family: PA_SY (3)

Position 3L 33%N 33%T 33%

Possible answers

PALSY PANSY PATSY

used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.

PALSY Likely PANSY Very unlikely PATSY Very unlikely used

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THINK leaves 1.0 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. Every one of the 14,855 accepted guesses was compared. All 3 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, PALSY has a 99.5% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 1.0053 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.

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Feedback after THINK; model probabilities conditional on this list
FeedbackRemaining wordsChance
grey, grey, grey, grey, grey PALSY 99.5%
yellow, grey, grey, grey, grey PATSY 0.4%
grey, grey, grey, yellow, grey PANSY 0.1%
Hard Mode: chance of finishing in 1–5 more guesses

These exact plans keep the shown greens and each later revealed hint. They assume no earlier yellow constraints. A 100% result guarantees a finish only within this matching list and these assumptions.

Best modelled finish probability for each remaining-turn budget
Guesses leftFirst moveSolve chanceEvery answer covered?
1PALSY99.5%No (1/3)
2PALSY99.9%No (2/3)
3PALSY100.0%Yes (3/3)
4PALSY100.0%Yes (3/3)
5PALSY100.0%Yes (3/3)

How this is calculated

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish PA_SY?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with PA_SY as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 3 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: PATSY (May 3, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter ABLET
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

Hard Mode Use PALSY instead.

ABLET does not fit this page's clues. PALSY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: PA_SY

PALSY, PANSY, PATSY differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABLET tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits PA_SY?

All 3 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter L, N, T
Meanings and answer history

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PALSY

Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

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.

PANSY

A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

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.

PATSY

A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.

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

Past Wordle answer: May 3, 2025.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match PA_SY?
3 five-letter words match PA_SY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.