5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with R and ending in AY (R__AY)

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words0 not previously used2 past answers

Position 2E 100%
Position 3L 25%N 25%P 25%S 25%

Possible answers

RELAY REPAY

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

RELAY used REPAY used RENAY guess RESAY guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish R__AY?

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

In normal mode, this play can cover 2 of 2 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • REPAY — play this answer next
  • RELAY — solved on this guess

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: RELAY (October 4, 2025); REPAY (August 1, 2021).

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

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode RELAY keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 R__AY?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter E
  • 3rd letter L, N, P, S
Meanings and answer history

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RELAY

A new set of anything.

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 4, 2025.

REPAY

Synonym of pay back in all senses.

“I finally repaid my student loans, just before sending my kids to college.”

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

Past Wordle answer: August 1, 2021.

RENAY

To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.

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.

RESAY

To say again, to repeat, to reiterate.

“If we say something and people reject it because they don't like that it is true then we must resay it, and keep resaying it, until the truth is heard.”

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 R__AY?
4 five-letter words match R__AY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.