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8 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: ROANS

Position 1M 38%R 25%K 13%L 13%

Position 5S 50%A 25%Y 25%

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LOANS guess MOANS guess KOANS guess MOANA guess MOANY guess ROANS guess ROANY guess XOANA guess

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LOANS

plural of loan

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MOANS

plural of moan

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KOANS

plural of koan

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MOANA

A unisex given name from Polynesian.

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MOANY

Tending to complain.

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ROANS

plural of roan

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ROANY

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XOANA

plural of xoanon

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How many five-letter words match _OAN_?: 8 five-letter words match _OAN_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, ROANS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.38 bits against the possible answers.