- Average remaining
- 1.33
- Worst branch
- 2
- Information
- 2.25 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _OOS_
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This pattern has 14 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BOOST (January 2, 2022); GOOSE (June 11, 2022); MOOSE (March 1, 2023); ROOST (February 16, 2026).
ABENG does not fit this page's clues. GOOSE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.33 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_OOSE
GOOSE, LOOSE, MOOSE, NOOSE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABENG tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 6 possible answers.
BOOST
used
GOOSE
used
LOOSE
possible
MOOSE
used
NOOSE
possible
ROOST
used
BOOSE
guess
COOST
guess
GOOSY
guess
HOOSH
guess
ROOSA
guess
ROOSE
guess
WOOSE
guess
WOOSH
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _OOS_?
All 14 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _OOS_?
- 14 five-letter words match _OOS_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ROOSE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.94 bits against the possible answers.