- 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 starting with DE and ending in R (DE__R)
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This pattern has 9 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); DEFER (September 20, 2025); DEMUR (July 1, 2026); DETER (June 12, 2024).
ABOUT does not fit this page's clues. DEBUR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (3 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
DEBAR
possible
DECOR
used
DEFER
used
DEMUR
used
DETER
used
DEAIR
guess
DEBUR
guess
DENAR
guess
DEWAR
guess
Pattern guide
What fits DE__R?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, B, C, F, M, N, T, W
- 4th letter A, E, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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DEBAR
To exclude or shut out; to bar.
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.
DECOR
The style of decoration of a room or building.
“Her living room had a lush Persian-style decor.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 30, 2025.
DEFER
To delay or postpone.
“We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.”
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 20, 2025.
DEMUR
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
“I demur to that statement.”
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 1, 2026.
DETER
To prevent something from happening.
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 12, 2024.
DEAIR
To remove the air from.
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.
DEBUR
Alternative form of deburr.
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.
DENAR
The currency of North Macedonia, divided into 100 deni.
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.
DEWAR
A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide thermal insulation between the contents and the environment.
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__R?
- 9 five-letter words match DE__R in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, DEAIR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.52 bits against the possible answers.