Five-letter words matching _A__D

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5 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, RAPID produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 1st letter: R, S, V·3rd letter: B, L, P·4th letter: A, I

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Possible answers

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Pattern guide

What fits _A__D?

All 172 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

82% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

ED 133/172 words (77%) RA 18/172 words (10%) AR 17/172 words (10%) ID 16/172 words (9%) LA 15/172 words (9%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 1% · two: 92% · three or more: 7%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _A__D?
172 five-letter words match _A__D in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TARED has the highest feedback entropy at 5.6 bits against the possible answers.
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