Five-letter words starting with D and ending in S (D___S)
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2 possible answers fit.
Among those candidates, DRESS produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.
Still undecided: 3rd letter: E, O
used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.
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AROSE leaves 5.7158 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 242 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.
This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.
To attempt the most likely matching answer now, DROSS has a 80.7% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 14.7378 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.
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Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish D___S?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with D___S as your green-letter clues.
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Pattern guide
What fits D___S?
242 words match this pattern in the Wordle guess list. 2 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Words with five different letters
74% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
Vowels
No vowels: 0% · one: 45% · two: 55% · three or more: 0%
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match D___S?
- 242 five-letter words match D___S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.