- 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 EY (D__EY)
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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: DICEY (October 20, 2024); DOPEY (March 23, 2025).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. DICEY 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__EY?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter I, O, Y
- 3rd letter C, G, K, L, P, V
Meanings and answer history
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DICEY
Fraught with danger.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 20, 2024.
DOPEY
Stupid, silly.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 23, 2025.
DIKEY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DIVEY
Having the character of a dive, a disreputable bar or nightclub.
“That new restaurant is kind of divey.”
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.
DOGEY
Alternative spelling of dogie.
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.
DOLEY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DYKEY
Having stereotypically masculine characteristics.
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__EY?
- 7 five-letter words match D__EY 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, DOLEY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.96 bits against the possible answers.