- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 _W__D
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This pattern has 10 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: AWARD (February 26, 2025); SWORD (July 19, 2025); TWEED (October 18, 2021).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. AWARD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
AWARD
used
SWORD
used
TWEED
used
OWNED
guess
AWNED
guess
EWKED
guess
OWLED
guess
PWNED
guess
SWARD
guess
SWEED
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _W__D?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, O, P, S, T
- 3rd letter A, E, K, L, N, O
- 4th letter E, R
Meanings and answer history
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AWARD
A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 26, 2025.
SWORD
A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
“He took out his sword and stabbed the man in the stomach.”
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 19, 2025.
TWEED
A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.
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 18, 2021.
OWNED
simple past and past participle of own
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.
AWNED
Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.
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.
EWKED
simple past and past participle of ewk
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.
OWLED
simple past and past participle of owl
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.
PWNED
simple past and past participle of pwn
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.
SWARD
Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.
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.
SWEED
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _W__D?
- 10 five-letter words match _W__D 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, AWNED has the highest feedback entropy at 4.76 bits against the possible answers.