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Five-letter words matching _I_HY

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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: TICHY

Position 1D 17%F 17%P 17%T 17%
Position 3C 33%S 33%T 33%

Possible answers

FISHY PITHY

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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).

Top-ranked splitter FISHY
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode FISHY keeps every stated clue.

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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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
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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.

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.

TICHY

Alternative form of titchy (“very small”).

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VICHY

A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.

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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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.