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Five-letter words matching _O_ZY

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6 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: TOUZY

Position 1T 33%B 17%D 17%P 17%
Position 3O 50%U 17%W 17%Z 17%

Possible answers

BOOZY WOOZY

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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BOOZY (October 27, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter BOOZY
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

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No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.

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What fits _O_ZY?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, D, P, T, W
  • 3rd letter O, U, W, Z
Meanings and answer history

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BOOZY

Intoxicated by alcohol.

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

Past Wordle answer: October 27, 2021.

WOOZY

Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.

“I got off the rollercoaster feeling a bit woozy.”

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.

DOOZY

Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.

“Most of the test was easy, but the last question was a doozy.”

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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POZZY

Jam (“fruit conserve made from fruit boiled with sugar”).

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TOUZY

Alternative form of tousy.

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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TOWZY

Shaggy and unkempt.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _O_ZY?
6 five-letter words match _O_ZY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TOUZY has the highest feedback entropy at 3.95 bits against the possible answers.