- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 DR and ending in D (DR__D)
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This pattern has 6 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: DREAD (July 8, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. DREAD 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__D?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter E, I, O, U, Y
- 4th letter A, E, I
Meanings and answer history
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DREAD
To fear greatly.
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Past Wordle answer: July 8, 2025.
DRIED
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.
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.
DRUID
A priest or mage who uses magic based on nature or trees.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DROID
A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
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.
DREED
simple past and past participle of dree
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.
DRYAD
A female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymph.
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 DR__D?
- 6 five-letter words match DR__D 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, DREAD has the highest feedback entropy at 4.6 bits against the possible answers.