- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words ending in OIST (_OIST)
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This pattern has 6 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: FOIST (July 15, 2025); HOIST (February 19, 2026); MOIST (February 2, 2022).
FEHME does not fit this page's clues. FOIST keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
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_OIST
FOIST, HOIST, JOIST, MOIST differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; FEHME tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _OIST?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter F, H, J, M, R, Z
Meanings and answer history
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FOIST
To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
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Past Wordle answer: July 15, 2025.
HOIST
To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 19, 2026.
JOIST
A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MOIST
Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 2, 2022.
ROIST
To roister.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ZOIST
One who subscribes to the doctrine of zoism.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _OIST?
- 6 five-letter words match _OIST 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, ROIST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.47 bits against the possible answers.