- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching DE_T_
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: DELTA
Position 3L 20%N 20%A 10%B 10%
Position 5S 40%H 30%A 10%E 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
DEATH
used
DEITY
used
DELTA
used
DEPTH
used
DEBTS
guess
DEETS
guess
DELTS
guess
DENTE
guess
DENTS
guess
DERTH
guess
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This pattern has 10 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: DEATH (July 10, 2021); DEITY (March 2, 2025); DELTA (September 2, 2021); DEPTH (June 5, 2022).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 DE_T_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, B, E, I, L, N, P, R
- 5th letter A, E, H, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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DEATH
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
“My grandfather died a violent death, which saddened the whole family.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 10, 2021.
DEITY
Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
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 2, 2025.
DELTA
The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 2, 2021.
DEPTH
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
“Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 5, 2022.
DEBTS
plural of debt
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.
DEETS
Details.
“Please email me the deets about the party.”
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.
DELTS
The deltoid muscles.
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.
DENTE
A surname from Italian.
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.
DENTS
plural of dent
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.
DERTH
Obsolete spelling of dearth.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match DE_T_?
- 10 five-letter words match DE_T_ 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, DELTA has the highest feedback entropy at 5.23 bits against the possible answers.