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Five-letter words matching _LD__

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9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: ALDER

Position 1O 44%A 33%E 22%
Position 4E 56%I 22%L 11%O 11%
Position 5R 33%N 22%A 11%E 11%

Possible answers

ELDER OLDEN OLDER

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This pattern has 9 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: ELDER (February 7, 2022); OLDEN (August 23, 2026); OLDER (September 11, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ELDER
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode ELDER keeps every stated clue.

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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What fits _LD__?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, E, O
  • 4th letter E, I, L, O
  • 5th letter A, E, L, N, R, Y
Meanings and answer history

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ELDER

comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.

“It's typical for elder married couples to live in retirement homes.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: February 7, 2022.

OLDEN

From or relating to a previous era.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: August 23, 2026.

OLDER

comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior

“My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.”

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 11, 2023.

ALDEA

a village

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

ALDER

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

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ALDOL

Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position

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ELDIN

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OLDIE

Something or someone old.

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OLDLY

In an old manner.

“windows fashioned oldly”

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _LD__?
9 five-letter words match _LD__ 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, ALDER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.43 bits against the possible answers.