- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching HO_D_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: HORDE
Position 3N 29%O 29%L 14%R 14%
Position 5S 43%Y 29%A 14%E 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: HORDE (May 3, 2023); HOWDY (October 9, 2022).
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 HO_D_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter L, N, O, R, W
- 5th letter A, E, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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HORDE
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 3, 2023.
HOWDY
To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 9, 2022.
HOLDS
plural of hold
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.
HONDA
A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.
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.
HOODS
plural of hood
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HONDS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HOODY
Alternative spelling of hoodie.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match HO_D_?
- 7 five-letter words match HO_D_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, HORDE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.12 bits against the possible answers.