5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _L_SH

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What the remaining words have in common

15 matching words3 not previously used6 past answersBest matching test word: CLASH

Position 1F 27%P 27%S 27%B 13%
Position 3A 33%U 27%E 13%I 13%

Possible answers

BLUSH CLASH FLASH FLESH FLUSH PLUSH SLASH SLOSH SLUSH

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 15 words in the Wordle guess list; 9 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 9 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BLUSH (June 24, 2021); CLASH (April 26, 2025); FLASH (December 20, 2024); FLESH (August 11, 2021); SLOSH (March 22, 2022); SLUSH (August 1, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter SCUBA
Average remaining
1.22
Worst branch
2
Information
2.95 bits

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

Hard Mode Use FLUSH instead.

SCUBA does not fit this page's clues. FLUSH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.56 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _LUSH

BLUSH, FLUSH, PLUSH, SLUSH differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; SCUBA tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _L_SH?

All 15 matching words are shown above. 9 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 33% U 27% F 27% P 27% B 13% E 13%

Words with five different letters

73% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BLUSH CLASH FLASH FLESH FLUSH

Common letter pairs

SH 15/15 words (100%) LA 5/15 words (33%) AS 5/15 words (33%) LU 4/15 words (27%) US 4/15 words (27%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 100% · two: 0% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _L_SH?
15 five-letter words match _L_SH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 9 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CLASH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.97 bits against the possible answers.