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Five-letter words matching _T__Y

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19 matching words0 not previously used5 past answersBest matching test word: STARY

Position 1S 63%A 26%I 5%O 5%
Position 3O 32%A 21%I 16%R 11%
Position 4M 21%R 16%G 11%N 11%

Possible answers

ITCHY STONY STORY STRAY STUDY

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 19 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: ITCHY (November 25, 2022); STONY (January 7, 2024); STORY (May 2, 2022); STRAY (December 19, 2024); STUDY (November 30, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter STORY
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

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

Hard Mode STORY 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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Pattern guide

What fits _T__Y?

All 19 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 63% A 47% O 42% R 26% I 21% M 21%

Words with five different letters

89% of the matches have no repeated letters.

ITCHY STONY STORY STRAY STUDY

Common letter pairs

ST 12/19 words (63%) TO 6/19 words (32%) AT 5/19 words (26%) TA 4/19 words (21%) MY 4/19 words (21%)

Vowels

No vowels: 5% · one: 63% · two: 32% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _T__Y?
19 five-letter words match _T__Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, STARY has the highest feedback entropy at 5.19 bits against the possible answers.