- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 OUTH (_OUTH)
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: MOUTH (September 23, 2025); SOUTH (August 11, 2025); YOUTH (August 3, 2022).
ABEYS does not fit this page's clues. MOUTH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_OUTH
MOUTH, SOUTH, YOUTH differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABEYS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _OUTH?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, F, M, R, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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MOUTH
The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
“"Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.”
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 23, 2025.
SOUTH
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
“Germany is south of Denmark.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 11, 2025.
YOUTH
The quality or state of being young.
“Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 3, 2022.
COUTH
Variant of couthie.
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.
FOUTH
Abundance; plenty.
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.
ROUTH
Plenty, abundance.
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 _OUTH?
- 6 five-letter words match _OUTH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ROUTH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.93 bits against the possible answers.