Five-letter words matching _HI_T

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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SHIFT (December 9, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter AARGH
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1.0
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1
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It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use CHIRT instead.

AARGH does not fit this page's clues. CHIRT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.

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What fits _HI_T?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, C, S, W
  • 4th letter F, N, P, R, S
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SHIFT

A movement to do something, a beginning.

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

Past Wordle answer: December 9, 2023.

SHIRT

An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.

“He went to the mall to find a decent shirt for his interview.”

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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AHINT

behind

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CHIRT

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SHIST

Alternative form of schist.

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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WHIFT

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WHIPT

simple past and past participle of whip

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WHIST

Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.

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How many five-letter words match _HI_T?
8 five-letter words match _HI_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
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