- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words matching _O_LD
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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).
ACARA does not fit this page's clues. COULD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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 _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.”
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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.”
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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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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WOALD
Obsolete spelling of weld (“the herb”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.