5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching D_F__

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What the remaining words have in common

11 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: DEFAT

Position 2E 45%A 18%U 18%I 9%
Position 4F 55%A 9%E 9%I 9%
Position 5S 55%G 9%O 9%R 9%

DEFER is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 10 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer DEFER last recorded Sep 20, 2025

Possible answers

DEFER

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Pattern guide

What fits D_F__?

All 11 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 55% E 45% A 27% O 27% I 18% U 18%

Words with five different letters

27% of the matches have no repeated letters.

DEFAT DEFIS DEFOG

Common letter pairs

FF 6/11 words (55%) DE 5/11 words (45%) EF 5/11 words (45%) FS 4/11 words (36%) DA 2/11 words (18%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 45% · two: 55% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match D_F__?
11 five-letter words match D_F__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, DEFAT has the highest feedback entropy at 4.88 bits against the possible answers.