- Average remaining
- 2.5
- Worst branch
- 4
- Information
- 2.83 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 _RO_E
Showing
36
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
36 matching words2 not previously used14 past answers
Position 1P 19%D 14%T 14%C 11%
Position 4N 19%K 14%S 11%V 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
AROSE
possible
BROKE
used
CRONE
used
DRONE
used
DROVE
used
ERODE
used
FROZE
used
GROPE
possible
GROVE
used
PROBE
used
PRONE
used
PROSE
used
PROVE
used
TROPE
used
TROVE
used
WROTE
used
CRORE
guess
BROME
guess
BROSE
guess
CROME
guess
CROZE
guess
DROKE
guess
DROLE
guess
DROME
guess
EROSE
guess
FRORE
guess
GRONE
guess
IRONE
guess
KRONE
guess
PROKE
guess
PROLE
guess
PRORE
guess
TRODE
guess
TROKE
guess
TRONE
guess
WROKE
guess
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Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 36 words in the Wordle guess list; 16 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 16 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BROKE (April 22, 2023); CRONE (July 15, 2023); DRONE (May 26, 2025); DROVE (June 28, 2024); ERODE (October 28, 2021); FROZE (July 22, 2023); GROVE (October 21, 2022); PROBE (December 16, 2022); plus 6 more.
PAVAN does not fit this page's clues. PROVE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 4.5 (7 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
PRO_E
PROBE, PRONE, PROSE, PROVE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; PAVAN tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _RO_E?
All 36 matching words are shown above. 16 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Words with five different letters
86% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
RO 36/36 words (100%)
ON 7/36 words (19%)
NE 7/36 words (19%)
PR 7/36 words (19%)
OK 5/36 words (14%)
Vowels
No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 89% · three or more: 11%
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _RO_E?
- 36 five-letter words match _RO_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 16 are possible answers.