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Five-letter words matching S_R_W

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10 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: SEROW

Position 2C 30%T 30%H 20%E 10%
Position 4E 40%O 40%A 20%

Possible answers

SCREW SHREW STRAW

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

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This pattern has 10 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: STRAW (June 30, 2023).

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

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode SCREW keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits S_R_W?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter C, E, H, P, T
  • 4th letter A, E, O
Meanings and answer history

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SCREW

A device that has a helical function.

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.

SHREW

Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.

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.

STRAW

A dried stalk of a cereal plant.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: June 30, 2023.

SCRAW

Such a turf covering the roof of a cottage beneath the thatch.

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.

SCROW

scroll

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.

SEROW

Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis.

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.

SHROW

Alternative form of shrew.

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SPREW

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STREW

To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.

“error-strewn”

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.

STROW

Obsolete form of strew.

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 S_R_W?
10 five-letter words match S_R_W in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SEROW has the highest feedback entropy at 5.02 bits against the possible answers.