Five-letter words ending in ISSY (_ISSY)

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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: SISSY (June 21, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter ABAMP
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1
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1.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ABAMP does not fit this page's clues. MISSY 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 _ISSY?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, H, K, M, P, S
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MISSY

A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.

“That's enough out of you, missy!”

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.

SISSY

An effeminate boy or man.

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Past Wordle answer: June 21, 2021.

CISSY

Alternative spelling of sissy (“wimp”).

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HISSY

Accompanied with hisses.

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KISSY

Sentimentally affectionate.

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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PISSY

Soaked or dirtied by urine.

“David's father immediately threw his baby's pissy clothes into the wash.”

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 _ISSY?
6 five-letter words match _ISSY 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, CISSY has the highest feedback entropy at 3.94 bits against the possible answers.
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