5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer A tier opener

DATER

DATER is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 96.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪtə(ɹ)/

Noun

One who dates.

Noun

A date-stamping device.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How DATER performs as a guess

Wordle accepts DATER as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 88.2% of games, misses completely in 11.8%, and leaves about 91 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #461 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.58 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

D___R D in the 1st position and R in the 5th position D__E_ D in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _A__R A in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

SOILY SLICE SLAIN HOIST CRONY POISE
Words starting with D Words ending with R

First-turn measures

5.52 Entropy (bits)
91 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
96.2% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How DATER performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.58 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#461 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, DATER ranks #461 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
84
3 guesses
998
4 guesses
1,097
5 guesses
163
6 guesses
10

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AERT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
88%
Green tile
33%
All gray
12%

Feedback distribution

129 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

278
170
136
123
107
89
84
75
75
66
65
61
49
49
48
46
44
35
32
30
27
27
27
24
22
22
21
19
18
18

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing DATER:

12% chance
Suggested:
SOILY
7% chance
Suggested:
SLICE
6% chance
Suggested:
SLAIN

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

11.8% →
SOILY 5.72 bits
7.2% →
SLICE 5.22 bits
5.8% →
SLAIN 5.08 bits
5.2% →
HOIST 5.19 bits
4.5% →
CRONY 4.71 bits
3.8% →
POISE 4.59 bits
3.6% →
SLANE 4.68 bits
3.2% →
SOILY 3.56 bits
3.2% →
SONLY 4.72 bits
2.8% →
CROAK 4.09 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for DATER; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

D2A1T1E1R1
Total: 6 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.