- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _RIA_
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BRIAR (November 1, 2021); TRIAD (December 7, 2021); TRIAL (January 12, 2026).
ABLED does not fit this page's clues. BRIAR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 4 possible answers.
BRIAR
used
FRIAR
possible
TRIAD
used
TRIAL
used
ARIAS
guess
CRIAS
guess
PRIAL
guess
PRIAN
guess
TRIAC
guess
URIAL
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _RIA_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, C, F, P, T, U
- 5th letter C, D, L, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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BRIAR
Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 1, 2021.
FRIAR
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
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.
TRIAD
A grouping of three.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 7, 2021.
TRIAL
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
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 12, 2026.
ARIAS
plural of aria
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRIAS
plural of cria
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PRIAL
Alternative form of pair royal.
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.
PRIAN
Alternative form of pryan.
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.
TRIAC
A three-terminal electronic component that conducts current in either direction when triggered; a bidirectional triode thyristor.
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.
URIAL
A bearded reddish sheep, subspecies of Ovis orientalis (including Ovis orientalis vignei), previously classified as Ovis vignei, being endemic to southern Asia and believed to be a wild ancestor of domestic sheep.
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 _RIA_?
- 10 five-letter words match _RIA_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TRIAL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.54 bits against the possible answers.