- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in RONE (_RONE)
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This pattern has 7 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: CRONE (July 15, 2023); DRONE (May 26, 2025); PRONE (October 13, 2024).
ACEDY does not fit this page's clues. CRONE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_RONE
CRONE, DRONE, PRONE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACEDY tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _RONE?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, D, G, I, K, P, T
Meanings and answer history
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CRONE
An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
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Past Wordle answer: July 15, 2023.
DRONE
A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.
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Past Wordle answer: May 26, 2025.
PRONE
Lying face-down.
“prone position”
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Past Wordle answer: October 13, 2024.
GRONE
Obsolete spelling of groan.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
IRONE
Any of several ketones, or a mixture of such, found in orris oil (oil extracted from iris roots), used as odorants in perfumes.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KRONE
The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TRONE
A type of steelyard (weighing machine) for heavy wares, such as wool, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _RONE?
- 7 five-letter words match _RONE 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, TRONE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.68 bits against the possible answers.