5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _Q__D

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What the remaining words have in common

3 matching words0 not previously used2 past answers

Position 1S 67%E 33%
Position 3U 100%
Position 4I 67%A 33%

Possible answers

SQUAD SQUID

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

SQUAD used SQUID used EQUID guess

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Can you finish _Q__D?

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Two-turn example: SQUAD

In normal mode, this play can cover 2 of 2 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • SQUID — play this answer next
  • SQUAD — solved on this guess

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 3 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: SQUAD (February 17, 2026); SQUID (January 20, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter SQUAD
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.0 bits

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

Hard Mode SQUAD keeps every stated clue.

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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What fits _Q__D?

All 3 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter E, S
  • 3rd letter U
  • 4th letter A, I
Meanings and answer history

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SQUAD

A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.

“He assembled a squad of ten to take on the assassin.”

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

Past Wordle answer: April 11, 2022; February 17, 2026.

SQUID

Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

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 20, 2025.

EQUID

Any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.).

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 _Q__D?
3 five-letter words match _Q__D in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.