- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching D_A_E
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: DRAKE (June 20, 2026); DRAPE (September 25, 2025).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. DRAKE 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 D_A_E?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, I, R, W
- 4th letter K, L, N, P, R, V
Meanings and answer history
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DRAKE
A male duck (animal).
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 20, 2026.
DRAPE
A curtain; a drapery.
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 25, 2025.
DIANE
A female given name from Latin, popular in the middle of the 20th century
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.
DEARE
Obsolete spelling of dear.
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.
DEAVE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DRAVE
simple past of drive
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DWALE
Belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match D_A_E?
- 7 five-letter words match D_A_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, DIANE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.46 bits against the possible answers.