5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching D__R_

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What the remaining words have in common

28 matching words1 not previously used4 past answers

Position 2E 32%O 29%U 14%A 11%
Position 3A 25%R 25%E 18%B 7%
Position 5S 32%Y 25%E 14%A 11%

Possible answers

DAIRY DECRY DIARY DOWRY DWARF

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This pattern has 28 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: DECRY (December 28, 2024); DIARY (May 1, 2024); DOWRY (October 13, 2021); DWARF (June 30, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter DWARF
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode DWARF 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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Pattern guide

What fits D__R_?

All 28 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

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Useful letters still to test

A 46% E 46% O 32% S 32% Y 29% U 21%

Words with five different letters

50% of the matches have no repeated letters.

DAIRY DECRY DIARY DOWRY DWARF

Common letter pairs

DE 9/28 words (32%) RS 9/28 words (32%) AR 8/28 words (29%) DO 8/28 words (29%) RY 7/28 words (25%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 28% · two: 61% · three or more: 11%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match D__R_?
28 five-letter words match D__R_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, DEARN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.48 bits against the possible answers.