- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 3.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with S and ending in LY (S__LY)
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This pattern has 18 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SALLY (March 25, 2024); SHYLY (June 18, 2023); SILLY (January 18, 2025); SULLY (January 20, 2026); SURLY (March 14, 2023).
PALLU does not fit this page's clues. SALLY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
S_LLY
SALLY, SILLY, SULLY differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; PALLU tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 8 possible answers.
SADLY
possible
SALLY
used
SCALY
possible
SHYLY
used
SILLY
used
SLYLY
possible
SULLY
used
SURLY
used
SEELY
guess
SHALY
guess
SHILY
guess
SLILY
guess
SMILY
guess
SOILY
guess
SONLY
guess
SOULY
guess
SRSLY
guess
SWALY
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Pattern guide
What fits S__LY?
All 18 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S__LY?
- 18 five-letter words match S__LY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.