- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 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 _W_S_
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: AWASH (July 26, 2024); SWISH (May 23, 2024); TWIST (November 24, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. AWASH 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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Pattern guide
What fits _W_S_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, S, T
- 3rd letter A, E, I
- 5th letter H, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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AWASH
Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.
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 26, 2024.
SWASH
The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SWISH
sophisticated; fashionable; smooth.
“This restaurant looks very swish — it even has linen tablecloths.”
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 23, 2024.
TWIST
A twisting force.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 24, 2024.
SWISS
To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it.
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.
EWEST
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _W_S_?
- 6 five-letter words match _W_S_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, EWEST has the highest feedback entropy at 4.28 bits against the possible answers.