- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _R_AN
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7 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: PRIAN
Position 1P 29%U 29%A 14%G 14%
Position 3G 29%B 14%I 14%M 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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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: GROAN (August 6, 2025); ORGAN (June 5, 2024); URBAN (March 2, 2024).
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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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Pattern guide
What fits _R_AN?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, G, O, P, U
- 3rd letter B, G, I, M, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
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GROAN
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
“let out a groan”
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Past Wordle answer: August 6, 2025.
ORGAN
The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
“bodily organs”
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Past Wordle answer: June 5, 2024.
URBAN
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.
“urban life”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 2, 2024.
ARGAN
A tree of species Sideroxylon spinosum (formerly Argania spinosa), of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PRIAN
Alternative form of pryan.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PRYAN
A soft, white clay.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
URMAN
Synonym of taiga (a kind of subarctic forest)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _R_AN?
- 7 five-letter words match _R_AN 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, PRIAN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.19 bits against the possible answers.