5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with R and ending in ER (R__ER)

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Possible answers

RACER RARER REFER RIDER RIPER RISER RIVER ROGER ROVER ROWER RUDER RULER

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 30 words in the Wordle guess list; 12 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 12 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: RACER (January 16, 2026); REFER (July 19, 2024); RIDER (September 29, 2024); RIPER (February 22, 2023); RISER (May 4, 2026); ROVER (April 23, 2024); ROWER (January 19, 2025); RUDER (August 27, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter AVOID
Average remaining
1.67
Worst branch
2
Information
2.92 bits

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

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AVOID does not fit this page's clues. RIDER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 5.0 (7 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; AVOID tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits R__ER?

All 30 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

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Useful letters still to test

A 33% I 23% O 23% P 13% V 10% U 10%

Common letter pairs

ER 25% RA 8% RI 6% RO 6% PE 3%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 7% · two: 93% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match R__ER?
30 five-letter words match R__ER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, RATER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.05 bits against the possible answers.
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