5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _RI_E

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Possible answers

ARISE BRIBE BRIDE BRINE CRIME DRIVE GRIME GRIPE PRICE PRIDE PRIME PRIZE

6 more possible answers are in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 37 words in the Wordle guess list; 18 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 18 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: ARISE (November 8, 2025); BRIBE (August 22, 2021); BRIDE (August 31, 2023); BRINE (March 5, 2022); CRIME (June 14, 2023); DRIVE (November 23, 2022); GRIME (December 3, 2021); GRIPE (December 23, 2021); plus 8 more.

Top-ranked splitter TUMPS
Average remaining
2.44
Worst branch
4
Information
3.09 bits

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

Hard Mode Use TRIPE instead.

TUMPS does not fit this page's clues. TRIPE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 5.11 (8 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: TRI_E

TRIBE, TRICE, TRIPE, TRITE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; TUMPS tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _RI_E?

All 37 matching words are shown above. 18 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

T 27% C 22% P 22% G 19% S 16% B 16%

Words with five different letters

95% of the matches have no repeated letters.

ARISE BRIDE BRINE CRIME DRIVE

Common letter pairs

RI 25% GR 5% TR 5% IS 4% SE 4%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 92% · three or more: 8%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _RI_E?
37 five-letter words match _RI_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 18 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ARISE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.82 bits against the possible answers.
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