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Five-letter words matching _LI_D

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6 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ELIAD

Position 1B 17%C 17%E 17%F 17%
Position 4E 50%A 33%N 17%

Possible answers

BLIND PLIED

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This pattern has 6 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: BLIND (September 7, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter BLIND
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Worst branch
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1.0 bits

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

Hard Mode BLIND 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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Pattern guide

What fits _LI_D?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, C, E, F, I, P
  • 4th letter A, E, N
Meanings and answer history

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BLIND

Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

“Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.”

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 7, 2026.

PLIED

simple past and past participle of ply

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

CLIED

simple past and past participle of cly

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ELIAD

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FLIED

simple past and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball)

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ILIAD

An Ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which depicts events near the end of the Trojan War.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _LI_D?
6 five-letter words match _LI_D 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, ELIAD has the highest feedback entropy at 5.23 bits against the possible answers.