- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 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 _LOS_
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CLOSE (September 19, 2023); FLOSS (July 20, 2021); GLOSS (April 26, 2026); SLOSH (March 22, 2022).
AEGIS does not fit this page's clues. FLOSS 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 _LOS_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, C, F, G, S
- 5th letter E, H, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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CLOSE
To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
“Close the door behind you when you leave.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 19, 2023.
FLOSS
A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
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Past Wordle answer: July 20, 2021.
GLOSS
A surface shine or luster.
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Past Wordle answer: April 26, 2026.
SLOSH
To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
“The water in his bottle sloshed back and forth as he ran.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 22, 2022.
ALOSE
Any of certain shad:
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FLOSH
Alternative form of floss (“fibres of corncob, bean plants, etc.”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GLOST
Lead glazing used for pottery.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _LOS_?
- 7 five-letter words match _LOS_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ALOSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.67 bits against the possible answers.