- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching DE_O_
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This pattern has 16 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: DECOR (December 30, 2025); DECOY (July 16, 2024); DEMON (July 8, 2026); DEPOT (March 25, 2022); DETOX (October 21, 2025).
ACTOR does not fit this page's clues. DEMOT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (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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DECOR
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DECOY
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DEMON
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DEPOT
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DETOX
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DEVON
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DECOS
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DEFOG
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DELOS
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DEMOB
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DEMOI
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DEMOT
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DEROS
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Pattern guide
What fits DE_O_?
All 16 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match DE_O_?
- 16 five-letter words match DE_O_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.