Five-letter words matching Y_L_S

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10 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: YALES

Position 2E 50%O 20%A 10%I 10%
Position 4E 20%K 20%L 20%P 20%

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What fits Y_L_S?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 0 are possible answers.

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  • 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
  • 4th letter E, K, L, M, P, T
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YELLS

plural of yell

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YALES

plural of yale

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YELKS

plural of yelk

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YELMS

plural of yelm

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YELPS

plural of yelp

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YELTS

plural of yelt

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YILLS

plural of yill

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YOLKS

plural of yolk

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YOLPS

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YULES

plural of Yule

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match Y_L_S?
10 five-letter words match Y_L_S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, YALES has the highest feedback entropy at 5.2 bits against the possible answers.