- 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 _LD__
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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); OLDER (September 11, 2023).
ABEER does not fit this page's clues. ELDER 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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ELDER
used
OLDEN
possible
OLDER
used
ALDEA
guess
ALDER
guess
ALDOL
guess
ELDIN
guess
OLDIE
guess
OLDLY
guess
Pattern guide
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.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 7, 2022.
OLDEN
From or relating to a previous era.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.”
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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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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ALDOL
Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ELDIN
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OLDIE
Something or someone old.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.