- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _H_ST
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This pattern has 6 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: CHEST (March 24, 2022); GHOST (June 14, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. CHEST 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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Pattern guide
What fits _H_ST?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, G, S, W
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O
Meanings and answer history
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CHEST
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
“The clothes are kept in a chest.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 24, 2022.
GHOST
A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
“Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 14, 2025.
GHAST
Alternative form of gast.
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.
GHEST
Obsolete form of guest.
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.
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.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WHIST
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _H_ST?
- 6 five-letter words match _H_ST in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CHEST has the highest feedback entropy at 4.95 bits against the possible answers.