- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 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 _RES_
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This pattern has 13 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CREST (April 14, 2025); FRESH (July 11, 2021); PRESS (September 19, 2024).
CAPHS does not fit this page's clues. CRESS 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:
_RESS
CRESS, DRESS, PRESS differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; CAPHS tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 6 possible answers.
CRESS
possible
CREST
used
DRESS
possible
FRESH
used
PRESS
used
WREST
possible
DREST
guess
GRESE
guess
PRESA
guess
PRESE
guess
PREST
guess
TRESS
guess
TREST
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _RES_?
All 13 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _RES_?
- 13 five-letter words match _RES_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CREST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.45 bits against the possible answers.