Five-letter words matching _OS_T

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POSIT is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 5 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

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What fits _OS_T?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, G, P, R
  • 4th letter E, H, I
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POSIT

Something that is posited; a postulate.

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COSET

The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.

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GOSHT

mutton (or sometimes goat), normally as part of a South Asian curry.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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POSET

A partially ordered set.

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ROSET

A red colour or pigment used by painters.

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ROSIT

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _OS_T?
6 five-letter words match _OS_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ROSET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.62 bits against the possible answers.
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