- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words matching DR_E_
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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).
ACRID does not fit this page's clues. DRIED 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 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.