5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _RAN_

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Possible answers

BRAND CRANE CRANK DRANK FRANK GRAND GRANT PRANK

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 31 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BRAND (July 11, 2025); CRANE (June 21, 2023); CRANK (January 8, 2022); FRANK (September 18, 2023); GRAND (June 24, 2023); GRANT (October 16, 2024); PRANK (June 17, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter CAGED
Average remaining
1.25
Worst branch
2
Information
2.75 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use DRANK instead.

CAGED does not fit this page's clues. DRANK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.25 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _RANK

CRANK, DRANK, FRANK, PRANK differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; CAGED tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _RAN_?

All 31 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

K 29% G 29% T 26% S 19% B 16% D 13%

Words with five different letters

90% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BRAND CRANE CRANK DRANK FRANK

Common letter pairs

RA 25% AN 25% NK 5% NS 5% BR 4%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 74% · two: 26% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _RAN_?
31 five-letter words match _RAN_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CRANE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.73 bits against the possible answers.
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