- 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 _I_HY
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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: FISHY (January 29, 2023); PITHY (November 14, 2021).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. DISHY 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 _I_HY?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, F, P, T, V, W
- 3rd letter C, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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FISHY
Of, from, or similar to fish.
“What is that fishy odor?”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 29, 2023.
PITHY
Concise and meaningful.
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Past Wordle answer: November 14, 2021.
DISHY
Attractive; good-looking; sexy.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TICHY
Alternative form of titchy (“very small”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VICHY
A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WITHY
An osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _I_HY?
- 6 five-letter words match _I_HY 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, TICHY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.34 bits against the possible answers.