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Five-letter words matching _Y__H

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9 matching words2 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SYRAH

Position 1S 44%L 22%M 22%N 11%
Position 3N 44%M 22%R 22%L 11%
Position 4P 33%A 22%C 22%R 11%

Possible answers

LYMPH LYNCH MYRRH NYMPH

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This pattern has 9 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: MYRRH (December 19, 2025); NYMPH (March 27, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter LYMPH
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1.0
Worst branch
1
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2.0 bits

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

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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 _Y__H?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter L, M, N, S
  • 3rd letter L, M, N, R
  • 4th letter A, C, P, R, T
Meanings and answer history

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LYMPH

A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.

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.

LYNCH

To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

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.

MYRRH

A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.

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 19, 2025.

NYMPH

Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind, etc.

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Past Wordle answer: March 27, 2022.

SYNTH

A musical synthesizer.

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MYNAH

Alternative spelling of myna.

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SYLPH

An invisible being of the air.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SYNCH

Alternative spelling of sync.

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.

SYRAH

A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.

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.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _Y__H?
9 five-letter words match _Y__H 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, SYRAH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.93 bits against the possible answers.