- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.81 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _P__Y
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Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 19 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: APPLY (December 12, 2022); APTLY (October 31, 2022); EPOXY (March 26, 2022); SPICY (September 30, 2021); SPINY (February 1, 2026); SPRAY (October 1, 2021).
ACTIN does not fit this page's clues. SPACY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.57 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
SPI_Y
SPICY, SPIKY, SPINY differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACTIN tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 7 possible answers.
APPLY
used
APTLY
used
EPOXY
used
SPICY
used
SPIKY
possible
SPINY
used
SPRAY
used
APERY
guess
APPAY
guess
APPUY
guess
OPERY
guess
SPACY
guess
SPEWY
guess
SPIRY
guess
SPLAY
guess
SPUMY
guess
UPDRY
guess
UPLAY
guess
UPSEY
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _P__Y?
All 19 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _P__Y?
- 19 five-letter words match _P__Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, APERY has the highest feedback entropy at 5.04 bits against the possible answers.