- 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 STRA (STRA_)
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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: STRAP (June 16, 2023); STRAW (June 30, 2023); STRAY (December 19, 2024).
ALWAY does not fit this page's clues. STRAP 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:
STRA_
STRAP, STRAW, STRAY differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ALWAY tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits STRA_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 5th letter D, E, G, K, P, W, Y
Meanings and answer history
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STRAP
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 16, 2023.
STRAW
A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 30, 2023.
STRAY
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 19, 2024.
STRAD
Apocopic form of Stradivarius (“violin”).
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.
STRAE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
STRAG
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
STRAK
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match STRA_?
- 7 five-letter words match STRA_ 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, STRAE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.77 bits against the possible answers.