- 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 _E_RO
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7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: METRO
Position 1R 29%D 14%G 14%M 14%
Position 3T 29%D 14%G 14%N 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 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: METRO (April 26, 2023); RETRO (June 27, 2022).
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 _E_RO?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, G, M, N, P, R
- 3rd letter D, G, N, P, R, T
Meanings and answer history
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METRO
A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
“He is going to the stadium by metro.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 26, 2023.
RETRO
Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 27, 2022.
NEGRO
Relating to a black ethnicity.
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.
PEDRO
An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DERRO
Alternative form of dero (“homeless person; social derelict”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GENRO
A body of elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors to the Emperor.
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.
REPRO
Clipping of reproduction.
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 _E_RO?
- 7 five-letter words match _E_RO 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, METRO has the highest feedback entropy at 5.13 bits against the possible answers.