Five-letter words starting with S and ending in IR (S__IR)

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STAIR is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 6 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

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What fits S__IR?

All 7 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

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  • 2nd letter A, E, P, T, W
  • 3rd letter A, B, E, R, V
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STAIR

A single step in a staircase.

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

Past Wordle answer: April 9, 2022.

SABIR

a lingua franca

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SARIR

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SERIR

A desert of pebbles or larger stones.

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SEVIR

Alternative form of sexvir.

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SPEIR

A surname.

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SWEIR

Alternative form of sweer.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match S__IR?
7 five-letter words match S__IR in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, STAIR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.53 bits against the possible answers.
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