5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching T__S_

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Possible answers

TEASE TENSE TERSE THESE THOSE TIPSY TOAST TORSO TRASH TRUSS TRUST TRYST

1 more possible answer is in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 39 words in the Wordle guess list; 13 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 13 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: TEASE (March 15, 2022); TERSE (June 19, 2024); THESE (December 12, 2023); THOSE (February 1, 2022); TIPSY (May 13, 2022); TOAST (January 31, 2025); TORSO (December 3, 2022); TRASH (April 29, 2022); plus 4 more.

Top-ranked splitter ARETT
Average remaining
1.31
Worst branch
2
Information
3.39 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use TREST instead.

ARETT does not fit this page's clues. TREST keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.92 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: TE_SE

TEASE, TENSE, TERSE differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ARETT tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits T__S_?

All 39 matching words are shown above. 13 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 41% R 38% A 33% O 33% I 23% U 18%

Words with five different letters

51% of the matches have no repeated letters.

THOSE TIPSY TRASH TAISH TANSU

Common letter pairs

SE 8% TO 7% TA 6% TR 5% AS 4%

Vowels

No vowels: 3% · one: 36% · two: 54% · three or more: 8%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match T__S_?
39 five-letter words match T__S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 13 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.
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