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Five-letter words matching __D_W

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6 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: INDEW

Position 1E 33%I 33%B 17%W 17%
Position 2N 67%E 17%I 17%
Position 4E 50%O 50%

Possible answers

ENDOW WIDOW

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This pattern has 6 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: ENDOW (December 5, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter ENDOW
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1.0
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode ENDOW keeps every stated clue.

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 __D_W?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, E, I, W
  • 2nd letter E, I, N
  • 4th letter E, O
Meanings and answer history

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ENDOW

To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.

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 5, 2024.

WIDOW

A person whose spouse is absent:

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

BEDEW

To make wet with or as if with dew.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

ENDEW

Obsolete spelling of endue.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

INDEW

Obsolete spelling of endue.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

INDOW

Obsolete spelling of endow.

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 __D_W?
6 five-letter words match __D_W 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, INDEW has the highest feedback entropy at 4.38 bits against the possible answers.