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Five-letter words matching _ANS_

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What the remaining words have in common

12 matching words1 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: RANSE

Position 1C 17%H 17%M 17%T 17%
Position 5E 33%A 17%O 17%Y 17%

PANSY is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 11 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer PANSY

Possible answers

PANSY

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What fits _ANS_?

All 12 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

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Useful letters still to test

E 33% T 25% Y 17% O 17% C 17% H 17%

Words with five different letters

83% of the matches have no repeated letters.

PANSY CANSO CANST DANSE HANSE

Common letter pairs

AN 12/12 words (100%) NS 12/12 words (100%) SE 4/12 words (33%) SY 2/12 words (17%) CA 2/12 words (17%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 25% · two: 75% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _ANS_?
12 five-letter words match _ANS_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, RANSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.78 bits against the possible answers.