- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching D_CA_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: DECAL
Position 2E 71%U 29%
Position 5L 29%D 14%F 14%N 14%
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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: DECAL (May 5, 2024); DECAY (March 22, 2024).
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 D_CA_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, U
- 5th letter D, F, L, N, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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DECAL
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 5, 2024.
DECAY
Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
“tooth decay/dental decay—wood-decay fungi—bacterial decay—photochemical decay”
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Past Wordle answer: March 22, 2024.
DECAD
A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed
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.
DECAF
That has caffeine removed.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DECAN
One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that appear heliacally at intervals of 10 days or are separated by approximately 10 degrees.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DUCAL
Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DUCAT
A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match D_CA_?
- 7 five-letter words match D_CA_ 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, DECAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.1 bits against the possible answers.