- 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.
Five-letter words matching D__W_
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: DRAWL
Position 2R 63%E 25%H 13%
Position 3A 63%O 38%
Position 5S 50%N 25%L 13%Y 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
DRAWL
possible
DRAWN
used
DROWN
possible
DRAWS
guess
DEAWS
guess
DEAWY
guess
DHOWS
guess
DROWS
guess
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This pattern has 8 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: DRAWN (September 8, 2024).
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__W_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, H, R
- 3rd letter A, O
- 5th letter L, N, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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DRAWL
To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.
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.
DRAWN
past participle of draw
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Past Wordle answer: September 8, 2024.
DROWN
To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
“When I was a baby, I nearly drowned in the bathtub.”
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.
DRAWS
plural of draw
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.
DEAWS
plural of deaw.
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.
DEAWY
Obsolete form of dewy.
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.
DHOWS
plural of dhow
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.
DROWS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match D__W_?
- 8 five-letter words match D__W_ 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, DRAWL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.73 bits against the possible answers.