- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 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 _ORR_
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9
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersTight family: _ORRY (3)
Position 1M 22%S 22%D 11%L 11%
Position 5Y 33%A 22%O 22%S 22%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish _ORR_?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _ORR_ as your green-letter clues.
Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: ABLES
In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray WORRY — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow SORRY — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray LORRY — play this answer next
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How to play this shortlist
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: LORRY (July 22, 2026); SORRY (March 29, 2025); WORRY (January 27, 2023).
ABLES does not fit this page's clues. LORRY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_ORRY
LORRY, SORRY, WORRY differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABLES tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _ORR_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, L, M, S, T, W, Z
- 5th letter A, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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LORRY
A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 22, 2026.
SORRY
Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
“I am sorry I stepped on your toes. It was an accident.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 29, 2025.
WORRY
To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 27, 2023.
DORRS
plural of dorr
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.
MORRA
A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown.
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.
MORRO
A round hill or point of land.
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.
SORRA
sorrow
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.
TORRS
plural of torr
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.
ZORRO
A South American canid of the species Lycalopex culpaeus, visually similar to (and sometimes referred to as) a fox but more closely related to a wolf.
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 _ORR_?
- 9 five-letter words match _ORR_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.