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Five-letter words matching A_O_D

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9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: ALOED

Position 2L 22%B 11%C 11%G 11%
Position 4I 33%L 22%E 11%O 11%

Possible answers

ALOUD AVOID

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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: ALOUD (November 3, 2022); AVOID (January 14, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter ALOUD
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode ALOUD keeps every stated clue.

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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 A_O_D?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter B, C, G, H, L, R, V, X
  • 4th letter E, I, L, O, R, U
Meanings and answer history

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ALOUD

With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

“Try speaking aloud rather than whispering.”

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 3, 2022.

AVOID

To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: January 14, 2026.

ABORD

Alternative form of aboard.

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.

ACOLD

Feeling cold.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

AGOOD

In earnest; heartily; in good earnest.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

AHOLD

A hold, grip, grasp.

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.

ALOED

On which aloes are growing.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

AROID

Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.

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.

AXOID

Resembling an axe.

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 A_O_D?
9 five-letter words match A_O_D 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, ALOED has the highest feedback entropy at 5.39 bits against the possible answers.