- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
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Five-letter words matching GR_E_
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This pattern has 9 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: GREED (March 9, 2025); GREEN (November 13, 2023); GREET (September 12, 2021); GRIEF (May 19, 2023); GRUEL (August 16, 2022).
AUDIT does not fit this page's clues. GREED keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.8 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
GREE_
GREED, GREEN, GREET differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AUDIT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits GR_E_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter E, I, U
- 5th letter D, F, K, L, N, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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GREED
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
“His greed was his undoing.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 9, 2025.
GREEN
The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
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Past Wordle answer: November 13, 2023.
GREET
To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.
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Past Wordle answer: September 12, 2021.
GRIEF
Suffering, hardship.
“The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 19, 2023.
GRUEL
A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.
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Past Wordle answer: August 16, 2022.
GREEK
Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“nonsense writing or talk; gibberish”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GREES
plural of gree
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GRUED
simple past and past participle of grue
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GRUES
third-person singular simple present indicative of grue
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match GR_E_?
- 9 five-letter words match GR_E_ 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, GRUEL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.09 bits against the possible answers.