- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching DR_E_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: DRIES
Position 3E 43%I 43%Y 14%
Position 5R 43%D 29%S 29%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: DRYER (February 25, 2025).
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 DR_E_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter E, I, Y
- 5th letter D, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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DRIED
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DRIER
Alternative spelling of dryer.
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DRYER
One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
“The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 25, 2025.
DRIES
plural of dry
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DREED
simple past and past participle of dree
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DREER
comparative form of dree: more dree
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DREES
third-person singular simple present indicative of dree
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match DR_E_?
- 7 five-letter words match DR_E_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, DRIES has the highest feedback entropy at 5.31 bits against the possible answers.