- 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 _ID_Y
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: SIDEY
Position 1M 20%B 10%D 10%G 10%
Position 4D 70%G 20%E 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
BIDDY
possible
GIDDY
used
DIDDY
guess
KIDDY
guess
MIDDY
guess
MIDGY
guess
RIDGY
guess
SIDEY
guess
TIDDY
guess
WIDDY
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This pattern has 10 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: GIDDY (September 4, 2023).
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 _ID_Y?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, G, K, M, R, S, T, W
- 4th letter D, E, G
Meanings and answer history
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BIDDY
A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
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.
GIDDY
Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
“The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 4, 2023.
DIDDY
A woman's breast.
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.
KIDDY
A small kid (young goat).
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.
MIDDY
A midshipman.
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.
MIDGY
Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”).
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.
RIDGY
Rising in a ridge or ridges; having ridges.
“The land around here is very ridgy, so we get too little sun between ridges and too much wind at the tops.”
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.
SIDEY
Insignificant; small-time.
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.
TIDDY
Alternative form of diddy (“very small, tiny”).
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.
WIDDY
Pronunciation spelling of widow.
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 _ID_Y?
- 10 five-letter words match _ID_Y 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, SIDEY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.96 bits against the possible answers.