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Five-letter words matching _S_ER

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8 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ASTER

Position 1A 38%E 25%U 25%O 13%
Position 3T 38%K 25%H 13%I 13%

Possible answers

ASTER ESTER USHER

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

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This pattern has 8 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: USHER (December 5, 2021).

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

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode ASTER keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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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What fits _S_ER?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, E, O, U
  • 3rd letter H, I, K, P, T
Meanings and answer history

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ASTER

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.

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.

ESTER

A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.

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.

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.

ASKER

Someone who asks a question.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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ASPER

Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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ESKER

A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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OSIER

A willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.

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.

USTER

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _S_ER?
8 five-letter words match _S_ER 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, ASTER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.53 bits against the possible answers.