Five-letter words matching _L__S

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6 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, GLASS produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 1st letter: B, C, F, G·3rd letter: A, E, I, O

Possible answers

used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.

BLESS Likely BLISS Very unlikely used CLASS Very unlikely used FLOSS Possible used GLASS Very unlikely used GLOSS Very unlikely used ALIAS Possible BLOGS Very unlikely BLOWS Very unlikely BLUES Very unlikely CLAMS Very unlikely CLANS Very unlikely CLAWS Very unlikely CLIPS Very unlikely CLUBS Very unlikely CLUES Very unlikely ELVES Very unlikely FLAGS Very unlikely FLAPS Very unlikely FLATS Very unlikely FLAWS Very unlikely FLEAS Very unlikely FLIES Very unlikely FLIPS Very unlikely FLOPS Very unlikely FLOWS Very unlikely PLANS Very unlikely PLAYS Very unlikely PLEAS Very unlikely PLOTS Very unlikely PLUGS Very unlikely SLABS Very unlikely SLAMS Very unlikely SLAPS Very unlikely SLIPS Very unlikely SLOTS Very unlikely SLOWS Very unlikely SLUGS Very unlikely SLUMS Very unlikely SLURS Very unlikely SLUTS Very unlikely ALANS Very unlikely ALAPS Very unlikely ALAYS Very unlikely ALBAS Very unlikely ALCES Very unlikely ALCOS Very unlikely ALECS Very unlikely ALEFS Very unlikely ALEWS Very unlikely ALFAS Very unlikely ALGAS Very unlikely ALGOS Very unlikely ALIFS Very unlikely ALIMS Very unlikely ALIOS Very unlikely ALKOS Very unlikely ALLIS Very unlikely ALLUS Very unlikely ALMAS Very unlikely ALMES Very unlikely ALODS Very unlikely ALOES Very unlikely ALOOS Very unlikely ALTOS Very unlikely ALUMS Very unlikely BLABS Very unlikely BLADS Very unlikely BLAES Very unlikely BLAGS Very unlikely BLAHS Very unlikely BLAMS Very unlikely BLATS Very unlikely BLAWS Very unlikely BLAYS Very unlikely BLEBS Very unlikely BLEES Very unlikely BLETS Very unlikely BLEYS Very unlikely BLINS Very unlikely BLIPS Very unlikely BLITS Very unlikely BLOBS Very unlikely BLOCS Very unlikely BLOTS Very unlikely BLUBS Very unlikely BLUDS Very unlikely BLURS Very unlikely CLADS Very unlikely CLAES Very unlikely CLAGS Very unlikely CLAPS Very unlikely CLATS Very unlikely CLAYS Very unlikely CLEFS Very unlikely CLEGS Very unlikely CLEMS Very unlikely CLEWS Very unlikely CLIES Very unlikely CLITS Very unlikely CLODS Very unlikely CLOGS Very unlikely CLONS Very unlikely CLOPS Very unlikely CLOTS Very unlikely CLOUS Very unlikely CLOWS Very unlikely CLOYS Very unlikely ELANS Very unlikely ELOPS Very unlikely FLABS Very unlikely FLAKS Very unlikely FLAMS Very unlikely FLANS Very unlikely FLAYS Very unlikely FLEES Very unlikely FLEGS Very unlikely FLEWS Very unlikely FLEYS Very unlikely FLICS Very unlikely FLIMS Very unlikely FLIRS Very unlikely FLITS Very unlikely FLOBS Very unlikely FLOCS Very unlikely FLOES Very unlikely FLOGS Very unlikely FLORS Very unlikely FLUBS Very unlikely FLUES Very unlikely GLADS Very unlikely GLAMS Very unlikely GLANS Very unlikely GLEDS Very unlikely GLEES Very unlikely GLEIS Very unlikely GLENS Very unlikely GLEYS Very unlikely GLIAS Very unlikely GLIBS Very unlikely GLIMS Very unlikely GLITS Very unlikely GLOBS Very unlikely GLOMS Very unlikely GLOPS Very unlikely GLOWS Very unlikely GLUES Very unlikely GLUGS Very unlikely GLUMS Very unlikely GLUTS Very unlikely ILEUS Very unlikely KLAPS Very unlikely KLIKS Very unlikely OLEHS Very unlikely OLEOS Very unlikely OLIOS Very unlikely OLLAS Very unlikely OLPES Very unlikely PLAAS Very unlikely PLAPS Very unlikely PLATS Very unlikely PLAVS Very unlikely PLEBS Very unlikely PLETS Very unlikely PLEWS Very unlikely PLIES Very unlikely PLIGS Very unlikely PLIMS Very unlikely PLIPS Very unlikely PLODS Very unlikely PLOPS Very unlikely PLOWS Very unlikely PLOYS Very unlikely PLUDS Very unlikely PLUES Very unlikely PLUMS Very unlikely PLUPS Very unlikely SLAES Very unlikely SLAGS Very unlikely SLATS Very unlikely SLAWS Very unlikely SLAYS Very unlikely SLEBS Very unlikely SLEDS Very unlikely SLEWS Very unlikely SLEYS Very unlikely SLIMS Very unlikely SLITS Very unlikely SLOBS Very unlikely SLOES Very unlikely SLOGS Very unlikely SLOPS Very unlikely SLUBS Very unlikely SLUES Very unlikely ULANS Very unlikely ULMOS Very unlikely ULNAS Very unlikely ULVAS Very unlikely VLEIS Very unlikely VLIES Very unlikely

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ABUSE leaves 5.7385 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 204 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, BLESS has a 56.8% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 18.8802 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.

How this is calculated

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _L__S?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _L__S as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Pattern guide

What fits _L__S?

204 words match this pattern in the Wordle guess list. 6 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

70% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

LA 53/204 words (26%) LO 42/204 words (21%) LE 35/204 words (17%) LI 33/204 words (16%) FL 30/204 words (15%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 69% · two: 28% · three or more: 3%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _L__S?
204 five-letter words match _L__S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.