5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching L_RI_

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What the remaining words have in common

5 matching words1 not previously used2 past answers

Position 2O 40%A 20%U 20%Y 20%
Position 5C 40%S 40%D 20%

Possible answers

LORIS LURID LYRIC

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

LORIS used LURID used LYRIC possible LARIS guess LORIC guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish L_RI_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with L_RI_ 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: ABACS

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • LURID — play this answer next
  • LORIS — play this answer next
  • LYRIC — play this answer next

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 5 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: LORIS (July 18, 2025); LURID (November 14, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter ABACS
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

Hard Mode Use LORIC instead.

ABACS does not fit this page's clues. LORIC keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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 L_RI_?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, O, U, Y
  • 5th letter C, D, S
Meanings and answer history

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LORIS

Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.

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

Past Wordle answer: July 18, 2025.

LURID

Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.

“The accident was described with lurid detail.”

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

Past Wordle answer: November 14, 2025.

LYRIC

Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.

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.

LARIS

plural of lari

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.

LORIC

Pertaining to or characterized by lore.

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 L_RI_?
5 five-letter words match L_RI_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.