- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in ARDY (_ARDY)
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This pattern has 8 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: HARDY (October 9, 2025); TARDY (November 17, 2023).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. HARDY 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 _ARDY?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, H, L, M, P, T, V
Meanings and answer history
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HARDY
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
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 9, 2025.
TARDY
Late; overdue or delayed.
“He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 17, 2023.
BARDY
Alternative form of bardie.
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.
CARDY
Alternative spelling of cardie.
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.
LARDY
Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MARDY
Sulky or whining.
“He's a mardy child.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PARDY
Obsolete form of pardie.
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.
VARDY
A surname.
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 _ARDY?
- 8 five-letter words match _ARDY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TARDY has the highest feedback entropy at 5.0 bits against the possible answers.