Five-letter words matching __S_S

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What the remaining words have in common

177 matching words0 not previously used2 past answers

Position 1M 10%R 10%L 8%B 7%
Position 2A 25%I 21%U 18%E 16%
Position 4T 29%E 29%K 13%A 6%

2 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, BASIS produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 1st letter: B, O

Possible answers

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

BASIS used OASIS used ASSES guess BASES guess BUSES guess BUSTS guess CASES guess CASTS guess COSTS guess DESKS guess DISCS guess DISKS guess DOSES guess FISTS guess FUSES guess GASES guess GUSTS guess HOSTS guess JESUS guess LASTS guess LISTS guess LOSES guess MASKS guess MOSES guess MUSES guess NESTS guess NOSES guess PESOS guess PESTS guess POSES guess POSTS guess RESTS guess RISES guess RISKS guess ROSES guess TASKS guess TESTS guess VASES guess VESTS guess VISAS guess WASPS guess AKSES guess ANSAS guess APSES guess APSIS guess APSOS guess ARSES guess ARSIS guess BASAS guess BASKS guess BASTS guess BESES guess BESTS guess BISES guess BISKS guess BOSKS guess BUSKS guess CASAS guess CASKS guess CASUS guess CISTS guess COSES guess CUSKS guess CUSPS guess CYSTS guess DESIS guess DISAS guess DOSAS guess DUSKS guess DUSTS guess EASES guess EASTS guess ERSES guess ESSES guess FASTS guess FESTS guess FISCS guess FISKS guess FUSKS guess FUSTS guess GASPS guess GASTS guess GESTS guess GISMS guess GISTS guess HASKS guess HASPS guess HESPS guess HESTS guess HISTS guess HOSES guess HUSKS guess HUSOS guess JASPS guess JESTS guess JISMS guess JUSTS guess KESTS guess KISTS guess KOSES guess LASES guess LESES guess LESOS guess LESTS guess LISES guess LISKS guess LISPS guess LUSKS guess LUSTS guess LUSUS guess LYSES guess LYSIS guess MASAS guess MASES guess MASTS guess MASUS guess MESAS guess MESES guess MISES guess MISLS guess MISOS guess MISTS guess MOSKS guess MOSTS guess MUSKS guess MUSOS guess MUSTS guess NASIS guess NASUS guess NISUS guess NUSES guess OASES guess OASTS guess OOSES guess OUSTS guess PASES guess PASTS guess PISES guess PISOS guess PUSES guess RASAS guess RASES guess RASPS guess RESES guess RESUS guess RISPS guess RISTS guess RISUS guess ROSPS guess ROSTS guess RUSAS guess RUSES guess RUSKS guess RUSTS guess SISES guess SISTS guess SUSES guess SUSUS guess TASES guess TOSAS guess TOSES guess TUSKS guess VASTS guess VISES guess WASES guess WASMS guess WASTS guess WESTS guess WISES guess WISPS guess WISTS guess WUSES guess XYSTS guess YESES guess YESKS guess YESTS guess ZESTS guess

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Pattern guide

What fits __S_S?

All 177 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

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Common letter pairs

ES 75/177 words (42%) AS 52/177 words (29%) ST 52/177 words (29%) TS 52/177 words (29%) SE 51/177 words (29%)

Vowels

No vowels: 1% · one: 50% · two: 47% · three or more: 2%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __S_S?
177 five-letter words match __S_S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ARSES has the highest feedback entropy at 4.88 bits against the possible answers.