5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with DA and ending in Y (DA__Y)

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Possible answers

DADDY DAILY DAIRY DAISY DALLY DANDY

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This pattern has 16 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: DADDY (September 30, 2023); DAISY (December 27, 2023); DALLY (September 26, 2025); DANDY (October 7, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter ANILS
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.

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ANILS does not fit this page's clues. DAILY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: DAI_Y

DAILY, DAIRY, DAISY differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ANILS tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits DA__Y?

All 16 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

I 19% R 19% N 19% L 12% S 12% C 12%

Words with five different letters

56% of the matches have no repeated letters.

DAILY DAIRY DAISY DAMPY DANCY

Common letter pairs

DA 25% AI 5% AN 5% DY 3% LY 3%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 75% · two: 25% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match DA__Y?
16 five-letter words match DA__Y 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, DAIRY has the highest feedback entropy at 5.03 bits against the possible answers.
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