- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching TR_A_
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: TRIAL
Position 3I 38%O 38%E 25%
Position 5D 38%T 25%C 13%K 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: TREAT (August 20, 2022); TRIAD (December 7, 2021); TRIAL (January 12, 2026).
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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Pattern guide
What fits TR_A_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter E, I, O
- 5th letter C, D, K, L, T
Meanings and answer history
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TREAD
To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
“He trod back and forth wearily.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TREAT
To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
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Past Wordle answer: August 20, 2022.
TRIAD
A grouping of three.
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Past Wordle answer: December 7, 2021.
TRIAL
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
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Past Wordle answer: January 12, 2026.
TRIAC
A three-terminal electronic component that conducts current in either direction when triggered; a bidirectional triode thyristor.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TROAD
Obsolete spelling of trode.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TROAK
To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TROAT
The cry of a deer.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match TR_A_?
- 8 five-letter words match TR_A_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TRIAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.53 bits against the possible answers.