- 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 _R_SH
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used6 past answersTight family: _RASH (3)
Position 1F 33%B 22%C 22%A 11%
Position 3A 33%U 33%E 11%I 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Two-turn example: ABACA
In normal mode, this play can cover 6 of 6 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray FRESH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray CRUSH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray TRASH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow, Gray CRASH — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray BRUSH — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Green, Gray, Gray BRASH — play this answer next
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This pattern has 9 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: BRASH (May 21, 2023); BRUSH (September 22, 2023); CRASH (August 13, 2026); CRUSH (July 5, 2024); FRESH (July 11, 2021); TRASH (April 29, 2022).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. BRASH 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:
_RASH
BRASH, CRASH, TRASH differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABACA tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _R_SH?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, C, F, T
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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BRASH
Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
“a brash young businessman; a brash tabloid; a brash sense of humour”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 21, 2023.
BRUSH
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 22, 2023.
CRASH
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
“The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 13, 2026.
CRUSH
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 5, 2024.
FRESH
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
“He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 11, 2021.
TRASH
Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 29, 2022.
ARISH
Alternative form of earsh.
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.
FROSH
A first-year student, at certain universities, and a first-or-second-year student at other universities.
“The frosh are really getting on my nerves!”
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.
FRUSH
To break up, smash.
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 _R_SH?
- 9 five-letter words match _R_SH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.