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Five-letter words matching D_P__

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17 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: DOPER

Position 2O 35%U 35%E 12%I 12%
Position 4E 41%P 24%L 12%A 6%
Position 5Y 29%S 18%D 12%E 12%

Possible answers

DEPOT DEPTH DOPEY

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This pattern has 17 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: DEPOT (March 25, 2022); DEPTH (June 5, 2022); DOPEY (March 23, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter DEPOT
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 DEPOT 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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What fits D_P__?

All 17 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 65% O 47% U 35% Y 29% S 24% T 12%

Words with five different letters

65% of the matches have no repeated letters.

DEPOT DEPTH DOPEY DIPSO DOPAS

Common letter pairs

PE 8/17 words (47%) DO 6/17 words (35%) OP 6/17 words (35%) DU 6/17 words (35%) UP 6/17 words (35%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 29% · two: 71% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match D_P__?
17 five-letter words match D_P__ 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, DOPER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.02 bits against the possible answers.