- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _D_E_
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This pattern has 21 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: IDLER (April 30, 2025); UDDER (January 29, 2025).
ABIUS does not fit this page's clues. ADIEU 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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IDLER
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Pattern guide
What fits _D_E_?
All 21 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
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- How many five-letter words match _D_E_?
- 21 five-letter words match _D_E_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.