- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _EA_D
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: HEARD
Position 1H 22%R 22%B 11%F 11%
Position 4R 56%L 22%D 11%E 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
BEARD
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HEARD
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FEARD
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HEALD
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READD
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REARD
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TEAED
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WEALD
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YEARD
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This pattern has 9 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: BEARD (October 13, 2025); HEARD (January 13, 2024).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _EA_D?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, F, H, R, T, W, Y
- 4th letter D, E, L, R
Meanings and answer history
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BEARD
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
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 13, 2025.
HEARD
simple past and past participle of hear
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 13, 2024.
FEARD
simple past and past participle of fear
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.
HEALD
Alternative form of hield.
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.
READD
To add again.
“Please readd me to your contact list; my username has changed.”
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.
REARD
A voice; a sound.
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.
TEAED
simple past and past participle of tea
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.
WEALD
A forest or wood.
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.
YEARD
Alternative form of yard.
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 _EA_D?
- 9 five-letter words match _EA_D 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, HEARD has the highest feedback entropy at 5.24 bits against the possible answers.