- 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.
Five-letter words starting with RI and ending in R (RI__R)
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This pattern has 8 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: RIDER (September 29, 2024); RIPER (February 22, 2023); RISER (May 4, 2026).
APODS does not fit this page's clues. RIDER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (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; APODS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits RI__R?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter C, D, F, G, M, P, S, V
- 4th letter E, O
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.
RIGOR
US spelling of rigour.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RIPER
comparative form of ripe: more ripe
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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.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RIMER
A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match RI__R?
- 8 five-letter words match RI__R 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, RISER has the highest feedback entropy at 4.79 bits against the possible answers.