- 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 matching SH_O_
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words2 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: SHEOL
Position 3O 56%E 11%I 11%M 11%
Position 5K 22%L 22%E 11%N 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
SHOOK
possible
SHOOT
possible
SHEOL
guess
SHIOK
guess
SHMOE
guess
SHOOL
guess
SHOON
guess
SHOOS
guess
SHROW
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This pattern has 9 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.
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 SH_O_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter E, I, M, O, R
- 5th letter E, K, L, N, S, T, W
Meanings and answer history
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SHOOK
A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
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.
SHOOT
To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
“to shoot a gun”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHEOL
Alternative letter-case form of Sheol.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHIOK
Delightful, pleasurable.
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.
SHMOE
Alternative spelling of schmo.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHOOL
To move materials with a shovel.
“The workers were shooling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHOON
plural of shoe
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHOOS
third-person singular simple present indicative of shoo
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHROW
Alternative form of shrew.
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 SH_O_?
- 9 five-letter words match SH_O_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SHEOL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.16 bits against the possible answers.