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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _O_AD
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What the remaining words have in common
5 matching words1 not previously used1 past answer
Position 1D 20%G 20%H 20%M 20%
Position 3N 40%D 20%M 20%R 20%
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 _O_AD?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _O_AD 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: GONAD
In normal mode, this play can cover 2 of 2 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Green, Yellow, Green, Green NOMAD — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Green, Green GONAD — solved on this guess
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Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 5 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: NOMAD (August 12, 2025).
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 _O_AD?
All 5 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, G, H, M, N
- 3rd letter D, M, N, R
Meanings and answer history
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GONAD
A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
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.
NOMAD
A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
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 12, 2025.
DORAD
The sea bream.
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.
HODAD
Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers.
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.
MONAD
One thing, one being, one item.
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 _O_AD?
- 5 five-letter words match _O_AD in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.