5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching H_R_Y

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Possible answers

HARDY HARPY HARRY HORNY HURRY

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This pattern has 10 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: HARDY (October 9, 2025); HURRY (March 28, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ABORD
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

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

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ABORD does not fit this page's clues. HARRY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: HAR_Y

HARDY, HARPY, HARRY differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABORD tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits H_R_Y?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, E, O, U
  • 4th letter B, D, L, N, P, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history

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HARDY

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

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, 2025.

HARPY

A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.

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.

HARRY

To plunder, pillage, assault.

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.

HORNY

Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.

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.

HURRY

A rushed action.

“Why are you in such a big hurry?”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 28, 2023.

HERBY

Of or pertaining to herbs.

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.

HERRY

Pronunciation spelling of hurry

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.

HORSY

Of, relating to, or similar to horses.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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HURLY

A wheelbarrow.

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.

HURTY

Causing hurt; painful.

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.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match H_R_Y?
10 five-letter words match H_R_Y 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, HORSY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.79 bits against the possible answers.
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