- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 _LO_D
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9
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used5 past answers
Position 1S 33%A 22%B 22%C 11%
Position 4O 22%U 22%E 11%I 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Can you finish _LO_D?
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Two-turn example: ABBOT
In normal mode, this play can cover 5 of 5 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray CLOUD — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Gray FLOOD — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Yellow, Gray BLOND — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Green, Gray BLOOD — play this answer next
- Green, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray ALOUD — play this answer next
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ALOUD (November 3, 2022); BLOND (January 16, 2024); BLOOD (August 29, 2026); CLOUD (September 30, 2024); FLOOD (June 7, 2022).
ABBOT does not fit this page's clues. BLOOD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 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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Pattern guide
What fits _LO_D?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, C, F, S
- 4th letter E, I, J, N, O, U, Y
Meanings and answer history
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ALOUD
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
“Try speaking aloud rather than whispering.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 3, 2022.
BLOND
Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
“blond hair”
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Past Wordle answer: January 16, 2024.
BLOOD
A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
“Some insects are known for consuming blood.”
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 29, 2026.
CLOUD
A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
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 30, 2024.
FLOOD
An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 7, 2022.
ALOED
On which aloes are growing.
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.
SLOID
Alternative form of sloyd.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SLOJD
Alternative spelling of slöjd.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SLOYD
A Scandinavian system of handicraft-based education that emphasizes the importance of practical, hands-on work to develop cognitive and problem-solving skills. In particular, it is often associated with woodworking and carving, but can include other crafts as well.
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 _LO_D?
- 9 five-letter words match _LO_D in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.