- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _R_ID
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: AROID
Position 1B 29%D 29%U 29%A 14%
Position 3E 29%O 29%A 14%S 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; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BRAID (December 9, 2022).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.
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_ID?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, D, U
- 3rd letter A, E, O, S, U
Meanings and answer history
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BRAID
To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 9, 2022.
DRUID
A priest or mage who uses magic based on nature or trees.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DROID
A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AROID
Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BREID
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
UREID
Any of several classes of (mostly heterocyclic) compounds derived from urea
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
URSID
Any species of the family Ursidae; a bear, a giant panda, or any of certain extinct relatives.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _R_ID?
- 7 five-letter words match _R_ID in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, AROID has the highest feedback entropy at 5.19 bits against the possible answers.