- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with RO and ending in ST (RO_ST)
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5
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
5 matching words1 not previously used1 past answer
Position 3A 20%I 20%O 20%U 20%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish RO_ST?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with RO_ST 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.
Two-turn example: ROAST
In normal mode, this play can cover 2 of 2 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Green, Green, Gray, Green, Green ROOST — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Green, Green ROAST — solved on this guess
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Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 5 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ROOST (February 16, 2026).
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 RO_ST?
All 5 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, I, O, U, Y
Meanings and answer history
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ROAST
To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
“to roast meat on a spit”
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.
ROOST
The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 16, 2026.
ROIST
To roister.
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.
ROUST
to rout out of bed; to rouse.
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.
ROYST
Obsolete form of roist.
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 RO_ST?
- 5 five-letter words match RO_ST in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.