- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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This pattern has 6 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: ADOBE (July 29, 2021); ALIBI (June 21, 2026).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. ADOBE 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 A__B_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter D, L, M, R
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O
- 5th letter A, E, I, O
Meanings and answer history
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ADOBE
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
“Many people in Texas and New Mexico live in adobe houses.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 29, 2021.
ALIBI
The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
“to set up an alibi”
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Past Wordle answer: June 21, 2026.
ADOBO
A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
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.
AMEBA
Alternative spelling of amoeba.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ARABA
A horse-drawn carriage once used for transportation in pre-modern Turkey.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AROBA
Alternative spelling of araba.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match A__B_?
- 6 five-letter words match A__B_ 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, ADOBE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.84 bits against the possible answers.