- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
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Five-letter words matching _R_FT
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CRAFT (April 29, 2024); DRAFT (January 8, 2025); DRIFT (September 5, 2025); GRAFT (August 29, 2025); GRIFT (May 25, 2025).
ACEDY does not fit this page's clues. DRIFT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_RAFT
CRAFT, DRAFT, GRAFT 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 _R_FT?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, D, G, K
- 3rd letter A, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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CRAFT
Intellectual power; skill; art.
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Past Wordle answer: April 29, 2024.
DRAFT
A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
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Past Wordle answer: January 8, 2025.
DRIFT
Movement; that which moves or is moved.
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Past Wordle answer: September 5, 2025.
GRAFT
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
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Past Wordle answer: August 29, 2025.
GRIFT
A confidence game or swindle.
“Hey, what's the grift? What are you trying to pull?”
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Past Wordle answer: May 25, 2025.
CROFT
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KRAFT
A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRUFT
Anything that is old or of inferior quality.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _R_FT?
- 8 five-letter words match _R_FT in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CRAFT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.02 bits against the possible answers.