- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching W_DE_
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: WIDEN (September 5, 2024).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. WADER 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 W_DE_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I
- 5th letter D, L, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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WIDEN
To become wide or wider.
“His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 5, 2024.
WIDER
comparative form of wide: more wide
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WADED
simple past and past participle of wade
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WADER
One who wades.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WADES
plural of wade
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WEDEL
Alternative form of wedeln.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WIDES
plural of wide
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match W_DE_?
- 7 five-letter words match W_DE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.