- 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 N (DE__N)
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This pattern has 7 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: DEMON (July 8, 2026).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. DEIGN 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__N?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, C, I, M, V, W
- 4th letter A, G, O, R
Meanings and answer history
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DEIGN
To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEMON
An evil supernatural being.
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Past Wordle answer: July 8, 2026.
DEVON
A type of processed meat sausage.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEARN
Alternative form of dern.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DECAN
One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that appear heliacally at intervals of 10 days or are separated by approximately 10 degrees.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEMAN
To sack employees from.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEWAN
A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
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__N?
- 7 five-letter words match DE__N 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, DEARN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.48 bits against the possible answers.