With A and D and R somewhere in the word, 351 options remain. ACRID, ADORE, ADORN are the ones to try.
47 can be the answer and 31 are everyday words. Where those two overlap is where to start.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 351 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- DAIRY: takes 351 down to 73 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- RATED: down to 73.
- READS: down to 89.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on D more than any other letter: 103 words, about a third of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (126), I (64) and S (59). 31 of the 351 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, D and R
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ACRID
- ADORE
- ADORN
- AIDER
- ARDOR
- AWARD
- BEARD
- BOARD
- BRAID
- BRAND
- BREAD
- BROAD
- CEDAR
- CHARD
- DAIRY
- DEBAR
- DIARY
- DRAFT
- DRAIN
- DRAKE
- DRAMA
- DRANK
- DRAWL
- DRAWN
- DREAD
- DREAM
- DWARF
- FRAUD
- GRADE
- GRAND
- GUARD
- HARDY
- HEARD
- HOARD
- NADIR
- RABID
- RADAR
- RADII
- RADIO
- RANDY
- RAPID
- READY
- SHARD
- TARDY
- TRADE
- TREAD
- TRIAD
- ARMED
- CARDS
- DRAWS
- RATED
- READS
- ROADS
- YARDS
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With A
- ACRID
- ADORE
- ADORN
- AIDER
- ARDOR
- AWARD
- ARMED
- ABORD
- ACRED
- ADDER
- ADDRA
- ADMRX
- ADORB
- ADRAD
- ADRAW
- ADRED
- ADRET
- ADRIP
- ADROP
- ADRUE
- ADURE
- ADZER
- AIRED
- ALDER
- ANDOR
- ANDRE
- ANDRO
- ARADO
- ARCED
- ARCHD
- ARDEA
- ARDEB
- ARDER
- ARDRI
- AREAD
- AREDD
- AREDE
- AREND
- ARGID
- ARKED
- ARLED
- AROID
- ARSED
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With B
- BEARD
- BOARD
- BRAID
- BRAND
- BREAD
- BROAD
- BARAD
- BARDE
- BARDO
- BARDS
- BARDY
- BARED
- BARID
- BIDAR
- BRADS
- BYARD
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With C
- CEDAR
- CHARD
- CARDS
- CADER
- CADRE
- CAIRD
- CARDI
- CARDO
- CARDY
- CARED
- CARID
- CORDA
- CREAD
- CREDA
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With D
- DAIRY
- DEBAR
- DIARY
- DRAFT
- DRAIN
- DRAKE
- DRAMA
- DRANK
- DRAWL
- DRAWN
- DREAD
- DREAM
- DWARF
- DRAWS
- DAIRA
- DAIRI
- DAIRT
- DAKER
- DAKIR
- DALAR
- DALER
- DAMAR
- DARAC
- DARAF
- DARAT
- DARBS
- DARBY
- DARCI
- DARCY
- DARED
- DAREN
- DARER
- DARES
- DARGA
- DARGO
- DARGS
- DARIC
- DARII
- DARIN
- DARIS
- DARKS
- DARKY
- DARLS
- DARNS
- DAROO
- DARRE
- DARST
- DARTS
- DARYA
- DARYL
- DARZI
- DATER
- DAURI
- DAURS
- DAVER
- DAZER
- DEAIR
- DEARE
- DEARN
- DEARS
- DEARY
- DENAR
- DERAH
- DERAT
- DERAY
- DERMA
- DETAR
- DEWAR
- DINAR
- DIRAM
- DIRCA
- DOBRA
- DOGRA
- DONAR
- DORAB
- DORAD
- DORAY
- DORBA
- DORIA
- DORSA
- DOUAR
- DOURA
- DOWAR
- DRABA
- DRABS
- DRACK
- DRACO
- DRAFF
- DRAGO
- DRAGS
- DRAIL
- DRAME
- DRAMM
- DRAMS
- DRANG
- DRANT
- DRAPE
- DRAPS
- DRAPY
- DRATE
- DRATS
- DRAVE
- DRAWK
- DRAYS
- DREAR
- DRIAS
- DRONA
- DRUPA
- DRYAD
- DRYAS
- DUARS
- DURAL
- DURAS
- DURAX
- DURRA
- DUTRA
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With F
- FRAUD
- FADER
- FARAD
- FARDE
- FARDH
- FARDO
- FARDS
- FARED
- FAURD
- FEARD
- FIARD
- FRAID
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With G
- GRADE
- GRAND
- GUARD
- GADER
- GARAD
- GARDA
- GARDE
- GARDY
- GRADS
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With L
- LADER
- LAIRD
- LARDS
- LARDY
- LARID
- LIARD
- LIDAR
- LYARD
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With M
- MADAR
- MADRE
- MARDI
- MARDS
- MARDY
- MARID
- MRADS
- MUDAR
- MUDRA
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With P
- PADRE
- PADRI
- PARDE
- PARDI
- PARDO
- PARDS
- PARDY
- PARED
- PARID
- PRADO
- PRADS
- PRAND
- PURDA
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With R
- RABID
- RADAR
- RADII
- RADIO
- RANDY
- RAPID
- READY
- RATED
- READS
- ROADS
- RAADS
- RACED
- RADDI
- RADDY
- RADEK
- RADGE
- RADGY
- RADIF
- RADIX
- RADLY
- RADON
- RAGDE
- RAGED
- RAHED
- RAIDS
- RAIRD
- RAKED
- RAMED
- RANDN
- RANDO
- RANDS
- RANED
- RANID
- RAPED
- RARED
- RASED
- RAVED
- RAWDY
- RAXED
- RAYED
- RAZED
- READD
- READL
- REARD
- REDAN
- REDIA
- REPAD
- RHABD
- RHEDA
- RHODA
- RIADS
- ROADY
- RUDAS
- RUEDA
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With S
- SHARD
- SARDS
- SARED
- SAROD
- SORDA
- SPARD
- SPRAD
- STRAD
- SUDRA
- SWARD
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With T
- TARDY
- TRADE
- TREAD
- TRIAD
- TARDE
- TARDO
- TARDS
- TARED
- TRADS
- TRADY
- TROAD
5 Letter Words With A, D and R Starting With E, H, I and other letters
- EARDS
- EARED
- ECARD
- EDGAR
- ERADE
- HARDY
- HEARD
- HOARD
- HARDS
- HARED
- HYDRA
- INDRA
- IRADE
- IZARD
- JARDE
- JARED
- KEDAR
- NADIR
- NARDS
- NARDU
- NAROD
- OARED
- OREAD
- VARDA
- VARDO
- VARDY
- WADER
- WAIRD
- WARDS
- WARED
- YARDS
- YAIRD
- YDRAD
- YEARD
- ZARDA
- ZERDA
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- AROID: Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
- DOURA: Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
- DOBRA: The basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe.
- BARDE: Put a caparison on.
- DREAR: Causing dejection.
- SUDRA: The lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status.
- WADER: Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food.
- ARCED: Forming or resembling an arch.
- SWARD: Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.
- DEBAR: Prevent from entering; keep out. It is on the answer list.
- DERMA: The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
- DRYAD: A deity or nymph of the woods.
- DEARY: A special loved one.
- DURAL: Of or relating to the dura mater.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, D and R?
Yes. READY, HEARD and BOARD have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. AWARD and DRAMA are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ARDEB really a word?
Yes. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
READY. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZERDA and YDRAD are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
ACRID, AIDER and ARDOR. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.