- 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 starting with D and ending in CH (D__CH)
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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: DUTCH (October 16, 2021).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. DIOCH 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__CH?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, U
- 3rd letter N, O, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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DITCH
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
“Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DUTCH
wife
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Past Wordle answer: October 16, 2021.
DAYCH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DENCH
Excellent; impressive; awesome.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEOCH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DIOCH
An African weaverbird of the genus Quelea.
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.
DUNCH
To knock against; to hit, punch
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 D__CH?
- 7 five-letter words match D__CH 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, DEOCH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.73 bits against the possible answers.