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Five-letter words matching S_AD_

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Possible answers

SHADE SHADY SPADE

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This pattern has 10 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: SHADE (March 21, 2024); SPADE (October 16, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter AAHED
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.

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AAHED does not fit this page's clues. SHADE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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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Pattern guide

What fits S_AD_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter C, H, L, P, T, W
  • 5th letter E, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history

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SHADE

Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

“The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.”

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Past Wordle answer: March 21, 2024.

SHADY

Abounding in shades.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SPADE

A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

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 16, 2022.

SLADE

A spade for digging peat.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SCADS

plural of scad

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SHADS

plural of shad

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SPADO

Someone who has been castrated; a eunuch or castrato.

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SPADS

plural of spad

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STADE

A stage of progress

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SWADS

plural of swad

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match S_AD_?
10 five-letter words match S_AD_ 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, SLADE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.54 bits against the possible answers.
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