5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words ending in ROSS (_ROSS)

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersTight family: _ROSS (3)

Position 1C 25%D 25%G 25%P 25%

Possible answers

CROSS DROSS GROSS

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

CROSS used DROSS possible GROSS used PROSS guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _ROSS?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _ROSS 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.

Two-turn example: ACEDY

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • GROSS — play this answer next
  • DROSS — play this answer next
  • CROSS — play this answer next

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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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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 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: CROSS (January 31, 2023); GROSS (October 17, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter ACEDY
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use CROSS instead.

ACEDY does not fit this page's clues. CROSS 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: _ROSS

CROSS, DROSS, GROSS differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACEDY tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits _ROSS?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, D, G, P
Meanings and answer history

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CROSS

A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

“Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.”

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Past Wordle answer: January 31, 2023.

DROSS

Waste or impure matter.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

GROSS

remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.

“a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence; a gross insult”

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 17, 2025.

PROSS

A prostitute.

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 _ROSS?
4 five-letter words match _ROSS in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.