- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 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 _R_IT
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: DROIT
Position 1F 29%B 14%D 14%K 14%
Position 3A 29%U 29%B 14%E 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; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: FRUIT (December 29, 2025); ORBIT (July 23, 2026); TRAIT (June 8, 2022).
ABAFT does not fit this page's clues. DROIT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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_IT?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, F, K, O, T
- 3rd letter A, B, E, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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DROIT
A legal right or entitlement.
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.
FRUIT
A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically
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 29, 2025.
ORBIT
The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 23, 2026.
TRAIT
An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
“inherited traits and acquired traits”
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Past Wordle answer: June 8, 2022.
BRUIT
An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example, through using a stethoscope); a murmur.
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.
FREIT
A superstitious object or observance; a charm, an omen.
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.
KRAIT
Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia.
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_IT?
- 7 five-letter words match _R_IT in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, DROIT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.25 bits against the possible answers.