- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 _SH__
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This pattern has 9 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: ASHEN (April 15, 2025); PSHAW (July 15, 2026); USHER (December 5, 2021).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. ASHED keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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ASHEN
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PSHAW
used
USHER
used
ASHES
guess
ASHED
guess
ASHET
guess
ISHES
guess
OSHAC
guess
PSHUT
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _SH__?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, I, O, P, U
- 4th letter A, E, U
- 5th letter C, D, N, R, S, T, W
Meanings and answer history
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ASHEN
Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
“An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 15, 2025.
PSHAW
Used to express disbelief, impatience, irritation, dismissal or contempt.
“Pshaw! I can't believe it!”
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Past Wordle answer: July 15, 2026.
USHER
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 5, 2021.
ASHES
plural of ash
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ASHED
simple past and past participle of ash
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ASHET
A large, shallow, oval dish used for serving food.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ISHES
plural of ish
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OSHAC
The perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum, whose stem yields ammoniacum.
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.
PSHUT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _SH__?
- 9 five-letter words match _SH__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ASHET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.18 bits against the possible answers.