- 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 _H_D_
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This pattern has 17 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: CHIDE (February 4, 2026); SHADE (March 21, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. CHEDI 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
CHIDE
used
SHADE
used
SHADY
possible
SHEDS
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CHADO
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CHADS
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CHEDI
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CHODE
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KHADI
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KHADS
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KHEDA
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KHUDS
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RHODY
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SHADS
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THUDS
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WHIDS
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WHYDA
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Pattern guide
What fits _H_D_?
All 17 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _H_D_?
- 17 five-letter words match _H_D_ 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, SHADE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.21 bits against the possible answers.