5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching S_RA_

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Possible answers

SCRAM SCRAP SPRAY STRAP STRAW STRAY

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 32 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SCRAM (February 13, 2024); SCRAP (May 21, 2022); SPRAY (October 1, 2021); STRAP (June 16, 2023); STRAW (June 30, 2023); STRAY (December 19, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter APTLY
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.58 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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APTLY does not fit this page's clues. SPRAT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.33 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: STRA_

STRAP, STRAW, STRAY differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; APTLY tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits S_RA_?

All 32 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

C 31% T 31% P 19% E 16% Y 12% U 12%

Words with five different letters

91% of the matches have no repeated letters.

SCRAM SCRAP SPRAY STRAP STRAW

Common letter pairs

RA 25% SC 7% CR 7% ST 5% TR 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 62% · two: 34% · three or more: 3%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match S_RA_?
32 five-letter words match S_RA_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, STRAE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.77 bits against the possible answers.
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