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Five-letter words starting with DR and ending in D (DR__D)

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6 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: DREAD

Position 3E 33%I 17%O 17%U 17%
Position 4A 33%E 33%I 33%

Possible answers

DREAD DRIED DRUID

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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).

Top-ranked splitter DREAD
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.

Hard Mode DREAD keeps every stated clue.

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__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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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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 4.59 bits against the possible answers.