5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching S_OO_

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Possible answers

SCOOP SHOOK SHOOT SLOOP SNOOP SPOOF SPOOK SPOOL SPOON STOOD STOOL STOOP

2 more possible answers are in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 33 words in the Wordle guess list; 14 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 14 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SCOOP (June 27, 2026); SNOOP (November 2, 2024); SPOOF (October 15, 2025); SPOOL (December 24, 2025); SPOON (October 21, 2024); STOOD (April 17, 2025); STOOL (July 13, 2021); SWOON (July 15, 2024); plus 1 more.

Top-ranked splitter KNELT
Average remaining
2.0
Worst branch
3
Information
2.9 bits

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

Hard Mode Use SPOOT instead.

KNELT does not fit this page's clues. SPOOT 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: S_OOP

SCOOP, SLOOP, SNOOP, STOOP, SWOOP differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; KNELT tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits S_OO_?

All 33 matching words are shown above. 14 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

P 36% T 33% L 24% N 24% H 15% K 15%

Common letter pairs

OO 25% SP 5% PO 5% OT 5% OP 4%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 100% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match S_OO_?
33 five-letter words match S_OO_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 14 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SLOOT has the highest feedback entropy at 4.67 bits against the possible answers.
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