- 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 _EAD_
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This pattern has 14 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: BEADY (June 25, 2022); HEADY (February 10, 2023); READY (November 8, 2024).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. BEADS keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_EADY
BEADY, HEADY, READY differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AARGH tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
BEADY
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HEADY
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READY
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BEADS
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HEADS
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LEADS
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READS
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DEADS
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LEADY
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MEADS
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READD
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TEADE
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TEADS
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YEADS
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Pattern guide
What fits _EAD_?
All 14 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EAD_?
- 14 five-letter words match _EAD_ 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, READS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.34 bits against the possible answers.