- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 WO and ending in Y (WO__Y)
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This pattern has 14 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: WORDY (August 24, 2023); WORRY (January 27, 2023).
ACOLD does not fit this page's clues. WOODY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
WOO_Y
WOODY, WOOLY, WOOZY differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACOLD tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
WOODY
possible
WOOLY
possible
WOOZY
possible
WORDY
used
WORRY
used
WOADY
guess
WODGY
guess
WOLLY
guess
WOMBY
guess
WONKY
guess
WOOFY
guess
WOOPY
guess
WORKY
guess
WORMY
guess
Pattern guide
What fits WO__Y?
All 14 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match WO__Y?
- 14 five-letter words match WO__Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, WOADY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.35 bits against the possible answers.