- 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 _E_RD
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This pattern has 8 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: BEARD (October 13, 2025); HEARD (January 13, 2024); WEIRD (October 31, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. BEARD 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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Pattern guide
What fits _E_RD?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, F, H, R, W, Y
- 3rd letter A, E, I
Meanings and answer history
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BEARD
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
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Past Wordle answer: October 13, 2025.
HEARD
simple past and past participle of hear
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Past Wordle answer: January 13, 2024.
WEIRD
Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
“There are lots of weird people in this place.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 31, 2024.
FEARD
simple past and past participle of fear
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REARD
A voice; a sound.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REERD
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REIRD
Utterance, speech; an instance of this
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
YEARD
Alternative form of yard.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _E_RD?
- 8 five-letter words match _E_RD 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, HEARD has the highest feedback entropy at 5.25 bits against the possible answers.