5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with W and ending in SH (W__SH)

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4 matching words1 not previously used0 past answers

Position 2E 50%H 25%O 25%
Position 3I 25%L 25%O 25%R 25%
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WELSH is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 3 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer WELSH

Possible answers

WELSH

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

WELSH possible WERSH guess WHISH guess WOOSH guess

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What fits W__SH?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter E, H, O
  • 3rd letter I, L, O, R
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WELSH

To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.

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.

WERSH

Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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WHISH

Alternative spelling of whisht.

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.

WOOSH

Alternative form of whoosh.

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.

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How many five-letter words match W__SH?
4 five-letter words match W__SH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.