Five-letter words starting with A and ending in DE (A__DE)

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8 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: ANODE

Position 2B 25%M 13%N 13%P 13%
Position 3I 50%O 38%E 13%

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This pattern has 8 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: ABIDE (March 19, 2024); ANODE (August 5, 2023); ASIDE (December 28, 2021).

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

Hard Mode ABIDE 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__DE?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter B, M, N, P, R, S, Z
  • 3rd letter E, I, O
Meanings and answer history

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ABIDE

To endure without yielding; to withstand.

“The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly.”

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

Past Wordle answer: March 19, 2024.

ABODE

A residence, dwelling or habitation.

“of no fixed abode”

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

ANODE

An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

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Past Wordle answer: August 5, 2023.

ASIDE

To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

“Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.”

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Past Wordle answer: December 28, 2021.

AMIDE

Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides

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APODE

Alternative form of apod.

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AREDE

Alternative form of aread.

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AZIDE

the univalent N₃ radical or functional group or any ester containing this group

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match A__DE?
8 five-letter words match A__DE 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, ANODE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.26 bits against the possible answers.