5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching W_R_Y

Green letters (right spot)
Yellow letters (wrong spots)

Add every position where a present letter cannot go. Use Must contain twice for two copies, or the Solver for full guess rows.

Have completed colored rows? Continue in Solver
Showing 6 matching words
Copy

Shortlist

What the remaining words have in common

6 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: WARTY

Position 2O 67%A 33%
Position 4B 17%D 17%K 17%M 17%

Possible answers

WARTY WORDY WORRY

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

Refine this pattern

The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 6 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: WORDY (August 24, 2023); WORRY (January 27, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter WORDY
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode WORDY keeps every stated clue.

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.

Compare two plays

Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.

Put WORDY into the Solver Try it from a fresh Practice board
Keep going
P_R_Y C_R_Y W_R_S Refine in Finder →
More Wordle tools
Solver Daily Practice

Pattern guide

What fits W_R_Y?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, O
  • 4th letter B, D, K, M, R, T
Meanings and answer history

Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.

WARTY

Having warts.

“a warty leaf”

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.

WORDY

Using an excessive number of words.

“The story was long and very wordy.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: August 24, 2023.

WORRY

To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: January 27, 2023.

WARBY

Unkempt, disreputable.

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.

WORKY

Characterized by or pertaining to work.

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.

WORMY

Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.

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 W_R_Y?
6 five-letter words match W_R_Y 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, WARTY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.75 bits against the possible answers.