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6 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ASPER

Position 1A 100%

Position 4I 50%E 33%R 17%

Position 5C 17%E 17%N 17%O 17%

ASPIC is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 5 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer ASPIC last recorded Aug 16, 2026

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ASPIC

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

ASPIC used ASPEN guess ASPER guess ASPIE guess ASPIS guess ASPRO guess

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ASPIC

A meat or fish jelly.

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Past Wordle answer: August 16, 2026.

ASPEN

Pertaining to the aspen tree.

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ASPER

Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.

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ASPIE

An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.

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ASPIS

A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain

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ASPRO

associate professor

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How many five-letter words match _SP__?: 6 five-letter words match _SP__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, ASPER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.21 bits against the possible answers.