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Five-letter words matching _O_LD

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8 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: WOALD

Position 1W 50%C 13%G 13%M 13%
Position 3U 50%O 25%A 13%R 13%

Possible answers

COULD WORLD WOULD

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This pattern has 8 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: COULD (January 29, 2022); WORLD (October 29, 2021); WOULD (December 14, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter COULD
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1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

Hard Mode COULD keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits _O_LD?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, G, M, N, W
  • 3rd letter A, O, R, U
Meanings and answer history

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COULD

simple past of can

“Before I was blind, I could see very well.”

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 29, 2022.

WORLD

The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.

“In retrospect, the process of economic globalization has meant the end of the world as we knew it.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: October 29, 2021.

WOULD

Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

“On my first day at University, I met the woman who would become my wife.”

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Past Wordle answer: December 14, 2023.

MOULD

Commonwealth standard spelling of mold.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

GOOLD

A surname.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

NOULD

Would not.

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WOALD

Obsolete spelling of weld (“the herb”).

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WOOLD

To wind a chain or rope around in order to strengthen (especially a mast or yard).

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _O_LD?
8 five-letter words match _O_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, WOALD has the highest feedback entropy at 4.7 bits against the possible answers.