5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching G__D_

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What the remaining words have in common

40 matching words0 not previously used8 past answers

Position 2A 20%O 20%L 18%R 15%
Position 3I 18%A 15%O 15%R 13%
Position 5S 38%E 25%Y 23%O 8%

Possible answers

GAUDY GEODE GIDDY GLADE GLIDE GOODY GRADE GUIDE

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Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish G__D_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with G__D_ as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: ACOEL

In normal mode, this play can cover 8 of 8 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • GIDDY — play this answer next
  • GUIDE — play this answer next
  • GLIDE — play this answer next
  • GOODY — play this answer next
  • GEODE — play this answer next
  • GAUDY — play this answer next
  • GRADE — play this answer next
  • GLADE — play this answer next

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 40 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: GAUDY (November 15, 2021); GEODE (August 14, 2026); GIDDY (September 4, 2023); GLADE (June 21, 2025); GLIDE (May 24, 2024); GOODY (February 10, 2025); GRADE (March 15, 2026); GUIDE (November 25, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ACOEL
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
3.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use GLADE instead.

ACOEL does not fit this page's clues. GLADE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 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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What fits G__D_?

All 40 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 38% A 35% E 30% O 30% I 30% L 28%

Words with five different letters

78% of the matches have no repeated letters.

GAUDY GLADE GLIDE GRADE GUIDE

Common letter pairs

DS 15/40 words (38%) DE 10/40 words (25%) DY 9/40 words (22%) GA 8/40 words (20%) ID 8/40 words (20%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 45% · two: 45% · three or more: 10%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match G__D_?
40 five-letter words match G__D_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.