- Average remaining
- 1.25
- Worst branch
- 2
- Information
- 2.75 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_WN
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BRAWN (December 22, 2024); BROWN (November 25, 2024); CROWN (August 27, 2024); DRAWN (September 8, 2024); FROWN (October 25, 2024); GROWN (May 17, 2025).
BADGE does not fit this page's clues. BRAWN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.75 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_ROWN
BROWN, CROWN, DROWN, FROWN, GROWN differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BADGE tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _R_WN?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, D, F, G, P
- 3rd letter A, O
Meanings and answer history
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BRAWN
Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
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Past Wordle answer: December 22, 2024.
BROWN
A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
“The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 25, 2024.
CROWN
A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 27, 2024.
DRAWN
past participle of draw
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Past Wordle answer: September 8, 2024.
DROWN
To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
“When I was a baby, I nearly drowned in the bathtub.”
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.
FROWN
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 25, 2024.
GROWN
past participle of grow
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 17, 2025.
PRAWN
A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _R_WN?
- 8 five-letter words match _R_WN in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, DRAWN has the highest feedback entropy at 4.68 bits against the possible answers.