- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in OUSE (_OUSE)
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This pattern has 9 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: HOUSE (December 11, 2023); LOUSE (April 11, 2024); MOUSE (May 29, 2023); ROUSE (September 8, 2023).
ALARM does not fit this page's clues. HOUSE 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.
Trap warning:
_OUSE
HOUSE, LOUSE, MOUSE, ROUSE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ALARM tests the family more efficiently.
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HOUSE
used
LOUSE
used
MOUSE
used
ROUSE
used
BOUSE
guess
DOUSE
guess
SOUSE
guess
TOUSE
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YOUSE
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Pattern guide
What fits _OUSE?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, H, L, M, R, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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HOUSE
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
“This is my house and my family's ancestral home.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 11, 2023.
LOUSE
A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 11, 2024.
MOUSE
Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 29, 2023.
ROUSE
An arousal.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 8, 2023.
BOUSE
To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
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.
DOUSE
To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
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.
SOUSE
Something kept or steeped in brine.
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.
TOUSE
To rumple, tousle.
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.
YOUSE
Alternative form of yous.
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 _OUSE?
- 9 five-letter words match _OUSE 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, ROUSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.47 bits against the possible answers.