- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with BR and ending in D (BR__D)
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BRAID (December 9, 2022); BRAND (July 11, 2025); BREAD (March 30, 2023); BREED (April 8, 2024); BROAD (September 14, 2024); BROOD (March 24, 2026).
ACONE does not fit this page's clues. BREAD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.33 (2 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 BR__D?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, O
- 4th letter A, E, I, N, O
Meanings and answer history
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BRAID
To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
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Past Wordle answer: December 9, 2022.
BRAND
A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
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Past Wordle answer: July 11, 2025.
BREAD
A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
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Past Wordle answer: March 30, 2023.
BREED
To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
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Past Wordle answer: April 8, 2024.
BROAD
Wide in extent or scope.
“three feet broad”
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Past Wordle answer: September 14, 2024.
BROOD
The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
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Past Wordle answer: March 24, 2026.
BREID
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BROND
A sword.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match BR__D?
- 8 five-letter words match BR__D in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BREAD has the highest feedback entropy at 5.04 bits against the possible answers.