- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.81 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__T
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This pattern has 16 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ADAPT (December 3, 2023); ADEPT (May 1, 2025); ADMIT (September 25, 2022); ADOPT (January 17, 2023); ADULT (October 17, 2023); EDICT (June 22, 2024).
ALAMO does not fit this page's clues. ADEPT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.57 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
AD_PT
ADAPT, ADEPT, ADOPT differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ALAMO tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 7 possible answers.
ADAPT
used
ADEPT
used
ADMIT
used
ADOPT
used
ADULT
used
EDICT
used
IDIOT
possible
ADBOT
guess
ADRET
guess
ADUST
guess
EDUCT
guess
IDANT
guess
IDDAT
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IDDUT
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IDENT
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ODIST
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Pattern guide
What fits _D__T?
All 16 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _D__T?
- 16 five-letter words match _D__T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ADRET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.49 bits against the possible answers.