- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 RO and ending in ER (RO_ER)
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This pattern has 7 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: ROVER (April 23, 2024); ROWER (January 19, 2025).
ADVEW does not fit this page's clues. ROGER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
RO_ER
ROGER, ROVER, ROWER differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADVEW tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits RO_ER?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter B, G, K, M, P, V, W
Meanings and answer history
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ROGER
Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
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.
ROVER
One who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over a wide area, without a fixed destination; a nomad, a roamer, a wanderer.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 23, 2024.
ROWER
One who rows.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 19, 2025.
ROPER
Agent noun of rope; one who uses a rope, especially one who throws a lariat or lasso.
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.
ROBER
One who robes.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ROKER
The thornback ray.
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.
ROMER
A surname.
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 RO_ER?
- 7 five-letter words match RO_ER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ROPER has the highest feedback entropy at 4.54 bits against the possible answers.