Five-letter words matching _O__S

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5 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, FOCUS produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 1st letter: B, F, L, T·3rd letter: C, N, R·4th letter: I, U

Possible answers

used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.

BONUS Very unlikely used FOCUS Very unlikely used LOCUS Very unlikely used LORIS Very unlikely used TORUS Likely BOATS Very unlikely BOGUS Possible BOILS Very unlikely BOLTS Very unlikely BOMBS Very unlikely BONDS Very unlikely BONES Very unlikely BOOBS Very unlikely BOOKS Very unlikely BOOMS Very unlikely BOOTS Very unlikely BOUTS Very unlikely BOWLS Very unlikely BOXES Very unlikely COATS Very unlikely COCKS Very unlikely CODES Very unlikely COILS Very unlikely COINS Very unlikely COLES Very unlikely COLTS Very unlikely COMBS Very unlikely COMES Very unlikely COMMS Very unlikely CONES Very unlikely COOKS Very unlikely COOLS Very unlikely CORDS Very unlikely CORES Very unlikely CORPS Possible COSTS Very unlikely DOCKS Very unlikely DOLLS Very unlikely DOMES Very unlikely DOORS Very unlikely DORIS Very unlikely DOSES Very unlikely DOVES Very unlikely DOWNS Very unlikely FOLDS Very unlikely FOLKS Very unlikely FONTS Very unlikely FOODS Very unlikely FOOLS Very unlikely FORKS Very unlikely FORMS Very unlikely FORTS Very unlikely FOULS Very unlikely FOURS Very unlikely FOXES Very unlikely GOALS Very unlikely GOATS Very unlikely GOERS Very unlikely GOLDS Very unlikely GOODS Very unlikely GOONS Very unlikely GOWNS Very unlikely HOLDS Very unlikely HOLES Very unlikely HOMES Very unlikely HOODS Very unlikely HOOKS Very unlikely HOOPS Very unlikely HOPES Very unlikely HORNS Very unlikely HOSTS Very unlikely HOURS Very unlikely JOHNS Very unlikely JOINS Very unlikely JOKES Very unlikely JONES Very unlikely LOADS Very unlikely LOANS Very unlikely LOBES Very unlikely LOCKS Very unlikely LOGOS Very unlikely LONGS Very unlikely LOOKS Very unlikely LOOMS Very unlikely LOOPS Very unlikely LORDS Very unlikely LOSES Very unlikely LOTUS Possible LOUIS Very unlikely LOVES Very unlikely MOANS Very unlikely MOCKS Very unlikely MODES Very unlikely MOLDS Very unlikely MOLES Very unlikely MONKS Very unlikely MOODS Very unlikely MOONS Very unlikely MOORS Very unlikely MOSES Very unlikely MOTHS Very unlikely MOVES Very unlikely NODES Very unlikely NORMS Very unlikely NOSES Very unlikely NOTES Very unlikely NOUNS Very unlikely POEMS Very unlikely POETS Very unlikely POLES Very unlikely POLLS Very unlikely PONDS Very unlikely POOLS Very unlikely POPES Very unlikely PORES Very unlikely PORTS Very unlikely POSES Very unlikely POSTS Very unlikely POTTS Very unlikely POURS Very unlikely ROADS Very unlikely ROBES Very unlikely ROCKS Very unlikely ROLES Very unlikely ROLLS Very unlikely ROOFS Very unlikely ROOMS Very unlikely ROOTS Very unlikely ROPES Very unlikely ROSES Very unlikely SOAPS Very unlikely SOCKS Very unlikely SOILS Very unlikely SOLES Very unlikely SOLOS Very unlikely SONGS Very unlikely SORES Very unlikely SORTS Very unlikely SOULS Very unlikely SOUPS Very unlikely TOLLS Very unlikely TOMBS Very unlikely TONES Very unlikely TOOLS Very unlikely TOURS Very unlikely TOWNS Very unlikely VOLTS Very unlikely VOTES Very unlikely WOODS Very unlikely WORDS Very unlikely WORKS Very unlikely WORMS Very unlikely YOURS Very unlikely ZONES Very unlikely BOABS Very unlikely BOAKS Very unlikely BOARS Very unlikely BOBAS Very unlikely BOBOS Very unlikely BOCKS Very unlikely BODES Very unlikely BOEPS Very unlikely BOERS Very unlikely BOETS Very unlikely BOFFS Very unlikely BOHOS Very unlikely BOKES Very unlikely BOKOS Very unlikely BOLAS Very unlikely BOLDS Very unlikely BOLES Very unlikely BOLKS Very unlikely BOLLS Very unlikely BOLOS Very unlikely BOLUS Possible BOMAS Very unlikely BONGS Very unlikely BONKS Very unlikely BOOHS Very unlikely BOOLS Very unlikely BOONS Very unlikely BOORS Very unlikely BORAS Very unlikely BORDS Very unlikely BORES Very unlikely BORKS Very unlikely BORMS Very unlikely BORTS Very unlikely BOSKS Very unlikely BOTAS Very unlikely BOTES Very unlikely BOTOS Very unlikely BOTTS Very unlikely BOUKS Very unlikely BOUNS Very unlikely BOWES Very unlikely BOWRS Very unlikely BOYFS Very unlikely BOYGS Very unlikely BOYOS Very unlikely

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BLUER leaves 44.3206 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 779 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, TORUS has a 28.7% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 124.1907 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

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How this is calculated

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _O__S?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _O__S as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Pattern guide

What fits _O__S?

779 words match this pattern in the Wordle guess list. 5 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

63% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

ES 137/779 words (18%) OO 99/779 words (13%) OR 88/779 words (11%) OS 86/779 words (11%) OL 85/779 words (11%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 29% · two: 69% · three or more: 2%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _O__S?
779 five-letter words match _O__S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.