5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with SPI and ending in Y (SPI_Y)

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersTight family: SPI_Y (3)

Position 4C 25%K 25%N 25%R 25%

Possible answers

SPICY SPIKY SPINY

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

SPICY used SPIKY possible SPINY used SPIRY guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish SPI_Y?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with SPI_Y 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: ABACK

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • SPINY — play this answer next
  • SPIKY — play this answer next
  • SPICY — play this answer next

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Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 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: SPICY (September 30, 2021); SPINY (February 1, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter ABACK
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

Hard Mode Use SPICY instead.

ABACK does not fit this page's clues. SPICY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: SPI_Y

SPICY, SPIKY, SPINY differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABACK tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits SPI_Y?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 4th letter C, K, N, R
Meanings and answer history

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SPICY

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

“He prepared a spicy casserole.”

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 30, 2021.

SPIKY

Of a plant: producing spikes (“ears (as of corn); inflorescences in which sessile flowers are arranged on unbranched elongated axes”).

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.

SPINY

Covered in spines or thorns.

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 1, 2026.

SPIRY

Like or resembling a spire.

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 SPI_Y?
4 five-letter words match SPI_Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.