- 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 S and ending in AD (S__AD)
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This pattern has 8 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: SALAD (September 28, 2021); SQUAD (February 17, 2026); STEAD (July 9, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. SALAD 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.
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 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, N, P, Q, T
- 3rd letter E, L, N, P, R, U
Meanings and answer history
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SALAD
A food made primarily of one or more raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.
“chicken salad”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 28, 2021.
SQUAD
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
“He assembled a squad of ten to take on the assassin.”
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 11, 2022; February 17, 2026.
STEAD
The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 9, 2022.
SANAD
Alternative spelling of sunnud.
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.
SEPAD
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SNEAD
To cut; lop; prune.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPRAD
Obsolete form of spread.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S__AD?
- 8 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, STEAD has the highest feedback entropy at 5.2 bits against the possible answers.