Five-letter words matching _IR_S
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
54 matching words1 not previously used0 past answers
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VIRUS is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 53 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
Possible answers
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Pattern guide
What fits _IR_S?
All 54 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
More about these matches
Words with five different letters
80% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
Vowels
No vowels: 0% · one: 67% · two: 33% · three or more: 0%
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _IR_S?
- 54 five-letter words match _IR_S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.