- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with R and ending in SE (R__SE)
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This pattern has 9 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: RAISE (April 19, 2024); REUSE (June 7, 2025); ROUSE (September 8, 2023).
ABOIL does not fit this page's clues. RAISE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 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.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 4 possible answers.
RAISE
used
REUSE
used
RINSE
possible
ROUSE
used
RAMSE
guess
RANSE
guess
RASSE
guess
ROOSE
guess
RUSSE
guess
Pattern guide
What fits R__SE?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 3rd letter I, M, N, O, S, U
Meanings and answer history
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RAISE
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
“to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 19, 2024.
REUSE
The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 7, 2025.
RINSE
To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
“You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.”
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.
ROUSE
An arousal.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 8, 2023.
RAMSE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RANSE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RASSE
Viverricula indica, the small Indian civet.
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.
ROOSE
To flatter or praise.
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.
RUSSE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match R__SE?
- 9 five-letter words match R__SE 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, RAISE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.88 bits against the possible answers.