5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _L_S_

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Possible answers

BLAST BLESS BLISS BLUSH CLASH CLASP CLASS CLOSE FLASH FLASK FLESH FLOSS

7 more possible answers are in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 38 words in the Wordle guess list; 19 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 19 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BLAST (January 8, 2026); BLISS (April 29, 2025); BLUSH (June 24, 2021); CLASH (April 26, 2025); CLASP (March 17, 2026); CLASS (September 8, 2022); CLOSE (September 19, 2023); FLASH (December 20, 2024); plus 6 more.

Top-ranked splitter CHUFA
Average remaining
1.84
Worst branch
3
Information
3.54 bits

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

Hard Mode Use CLASS instead.

CHUFA does not fit this page's clues. CLASS keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.79 (4 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; CHUFA tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _L_S_?

All 38 matching words are shown above. 19 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 45% H 39% B 21% T 21% E 21% I 18%

Words with five different letters

71% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BLAST BLUSH CLASH CLASP CLOSE

Common letter pairs

LA 10% AS 10% SH 10% BL 5% ST 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 87% · two: 11% · three or more: 3%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _L_S_?
38 five-letter words match _L_S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 19 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.
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