- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 DE and ending in L (DE__L)
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: DECAL (May 5, 2024); DEVIL (February 28, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. DECAL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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 DE__L?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter B, C, D, V
- 4th letter A, E, I, Y
Meanings and answer history
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DECAL
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
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Past Wordle answer: May 5, 2024.
DEVIL
The chief devil; Satan.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 28, 2024.
DEBEL
To conquer.
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.
DECYL
Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₀H₂₁, formally derived from decane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
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.
DEDAL
Archaic spelling of daedal.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEVEL
Alternative spelling of devvel (a hard blow)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match DE__L?
- 6 five-letter words match DE__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, DECAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.1 bits against the possible answers.