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- Worst branch
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- Information
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _ISS_
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8 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: NISSE
Position 1M 25%C 13%H 13%K 13%
Position 5Y 75%A 13%E 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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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: SISSY (June 21, 2021).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _ISS_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, H, K, M, N, P, S
- 5th letter A, E, Y
Meanings and answer history
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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!”
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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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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HISSY
Accompanied with hisses.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KISSY
Sentimentally affectionate.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MISSA
a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NISSE
A town in Borsele, Netherlands.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PISSY
Soaked or dirtied by urine.
“David's father immediately threw his baby's pissy clothes into the wash.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _ISS_?
- 8 five-letter words match _ISS_ 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, NISSE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.