- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with RI and ending in ER (RI_ER)
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7
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersTight family: RI_ER (4)
Position 3C 14%D 14%F 14%M 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish RI_ER?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with RI_ER as your green-letter clues.
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Two-turn example: ADVTS
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray RIPER — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow RISER — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray RIVER — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray RIDER — play this answer next
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: RIDER (September 29, 2024); RIPER (February 22, 2023); RISER (May 4, 2026); RIVER (September 30, 2026).
ADVTS does not fit this page's clues. RIDER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
RI_ER
RIDER, RIPER, RISER, RIVER differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADVTS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits RI_ER?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter C, D, F, M, P, S, V
Meanings and answer history
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RIDER
A mounted person.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 29, 2024.
RIPER
comparative form of ripe: more ripe
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 22, 2023.
RISER
Someone or something which rises.
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 4, 2026.
RIVER
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
“Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 30, 2026.
RICER
A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests rice.
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.
RIFER
comparative form of rife: more rife
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.
RIMER
A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.
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 RI_ER?
- 7 five-letter words match RI_ER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.