- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 RY (S__RY)
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This pattern has 8 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: SORRY (March 29, 2025); STORY (May 2, 2022).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. SORRY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
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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Pattern guide
What fits S__RY?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, C, E, N, O, P, T
- 3rd letter A, I, O, R, U
Meanings and answer history
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SCARY
Causing fear or anxiety
“The tiger's jaws were scary.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SORRY
Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
“I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 29, 2025.
STORY
An account of real or fictional events.
“The book tells the story of two roommates.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 2, 2022.
SAURY
A marine epipelagic fish of the family Scomberesocidae, with beaklike jaws and a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins.
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.
SERRY
To crowd, press together, or close (rank)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SNARY
Resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPIRY
Like or resembling a spire.
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.
STARY
Alternative spelling of starey.
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__RY?
- 8 five-letter words match S__RY 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, STARY has the highest feedback entropy at 5.2 bits against the possible answers.