5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching SH_R_

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Possible answers

SHARD SHARE SHARK SHARP SHIRE SHIRK SHIRT SHORE SHORN SHORT

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This pattern has 19 words in the Wordle guess list; 10 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 10 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SHARD (February 3, 2022); SHARE (December 25, 2024); SHARP (December 8, 2023); SHIRE (January 17, 2022); SHIRK (February 2, 2023); SHORE (August 14, 2024); SHORN (May 18, 2023); SHORT (November 5, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter ATOKE
Average remaining
1.2
Worst branch
2
Information
3.12 bits

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

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ATOKE does not fit this page's clues. SHARE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.0 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: SHAR_

SHARD, SHARE, SHARK, SHARP differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ATOKE tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits SH_R_?

All 19 matching words are shown above. 10 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 37% E 32% I 26% O 26% T 16% D 11%

Words with five different letters

84% of the matches have no repeated letters.

SHARD SHARE SHARK SHARP SHIRE

Common letter pairs

SH 25% HA 8% AR 8% HI 7% IR 7%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 68% · two: 32% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match SH_R_?
19 five-letter words match SH_R_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 10 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SHARE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.61 bits against the possible answers.
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