5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with S and ending in SH (S__SH)

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What the remaining words have in common

18 matching words2 not previously used6 past answersBest matching test word: SLASHTight family: S_ASH (4)

Position 2L 22%H 17%M 11%N 11%
Position 3A 33%U 28%I 17%O 17%

Possible answers

SHUSH SLASH SLOSH SLUSH SMASH STASH SWASH SWISH

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

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How to play this shortlist

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: SHUSH (May 5, 2025); SLOSH (March 22, 2022); SLUSH (August 1, 2026); SMASH (April 5, 2023); STASH (February 16, 2024); SWISH (May 23, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter ABLOW
Average remaining
1.25
Worst branch
2
Information
2.75 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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ABLOW does not fit this page's clues. SLASH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.25 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: S_ASH

SLASH, SMASH, STASH, SWASH differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABLOW tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits S__SH?

All 18 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.

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Useful letters still to test

A 33% U 28% L 22% O 17% I 17% M 11%

Common letter pairs

SH 18/18 words (100%) AS 6/18 words (33%) US 5/18 words (28%) SL 4/18 words (22%) OS 3/18 words (17%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 100% · two: 0% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match S__SH?
18 five-letter words match S__SH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SLASH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.39 bits against the possible answers.