- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 P_S_Y
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This pattern has 9 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: PESKY (March 11, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. PESTY 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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PASTY
possible
PESKY
used
PUSHY
possible
PUSSY
guess
PASPY
guess
PESTY
guess
PISKY
guess
PISSY
guess
POSEY
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Pattern guide
What fits P_S_Y?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 4th letter E, H, K, P, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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PASTY
Like paste, sticky.
“These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well; they are very pasty.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PESKY
Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
“Stay out of my yard, you pesky kids!”
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Past Wordle answer: March 11, 2024.
PUSHY
Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUSSY
The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PASPY
Alternative form of passepied
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PESTY
annoying or troublesome; pesky
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PISKY
Alternative form of pixie (“supernatural being”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PISSY
Soaked or dirtied by urine.
“David's father immediately threw his baby's pissy clothes into the wash.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
POSEY
Pretentious; posturing.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match P_S_Y?
- 9 five-letter words match P_S_Y 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, POSEY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.86 bits against the possible answers.