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6 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: CHALS

Position 1D 33%B 17%C 17%J 17%

Position 3A 33%E 17%I 17%O 17%

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BHELS guess CHALS guess DHALS guess DHOLS guess JHILS guess SHULS guess

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BHELS

plural of bhel

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CHALS

plural of chal

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DHALS

plural of dhal

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DHOLS

plural of dhol

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JHILS

plural of jhil

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SHULS

plural of shul

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How many five-letter words match _H_LS?: 6 five-letter words match _H_LS 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, CHALS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.86 bits against the possible answers.