- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching T_RS_
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: TERSE (June 19, 2024); TORSO (December 3, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. TARSE 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 T_RS_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, O
- 5th letter E, I, K, O
Meanings and answer history
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TERSE
Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
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Past Wordle answer: June 19, 2024.
TORSO
The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
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Past Wordle answer: December 3, 2022.
TARSE
The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TARSI
plural of tarsus
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TORSE
A twist of cloth or wreath, typically placed underneath and forming part of a crest (as an orle or wreath) and customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on; rarely, it occurs as a charge.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TORSI
plural of torso
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TORSK
An edible fish, Brosme brosme.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match T_RS_?
- 7 five-letter words match T_RS_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TARSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.95 bits against the possible answers.