D and E and R in any order leaves 414 candidates. ADORE, AIDER, BEARD come first.
28 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.
Best First Guesses
With 414 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- DRIED: takes 414 down to 66 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- ARMED: down to 71.
- RATED: down to 80.
What These Words Have in Common
150 of them end in D, about a third of the list. The company these words keep: A (126), I (83) and O (69). 40 of the 414 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 D, E and R
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ADORE
- AIDER
- BEARD
- BREAD
- BREED
- BRIDE
- CEDAR
- CIDER
- CREDO
- CREED
- CRIED
- CRUDE
- DEBAR
- DECOR
- DECRY
- DEFER
- DEMUR
- DERBY
- DETER
- DINER
- DIRGE
- DIVER
- DRAKE
- DREAD
- DREAM
- DRESS
- DRIED
- DRIER
- DRIVE
- DRONE
- DROVE
- DRYER
- ELDER
- ERODE
- FREED
- FRIED
- GRADE
- GREED
- HEARD
- HORDE
- IDLER
- NERDY
- ODDER
- OLDER
- ORDER
- PRIDE
- PRIED
- PRUDE
- READY
- REEDY
- RIDER
- RIDGE
- RODEO
- RUDER
- TRADE
- TREAD
- TREND
- TRIED
- UDDER
- UNDER
- WEIRD
- WIDER
- ARMED
- BORED
- DOVER
- FIRED
- HIRED
- RATED
- READS
- RIDES
- RULED
- TIRED
- VERDE
- WIRED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With A
- ADORE
- AIDER
- ARMED
- ACRED
- ADDER
- ADRED
- ADRET
- ADRUE
- ADURE
- ADZER
- AIRED
- ALDER
- ANDRE
- ARCED
- ARDEA
- ARDEB
- ARDER
- AREAD
- AREDD
- AREDE
- AREND
- ARKED
- ARLED
- ARSED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With B
- BEARD
- BREAD
- BREED
- BRIDE
- BORED
- BARDE
- BARED
- BEDUR
- BIDER
- BIRDE
- BODER
- BORDE
- BREDE
- BREDI
- BREDS
- BREID
- BRERD
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With C
- CEDAR
- CIDER
- CREDO
- CREED
- CRIED
- CRUDE
- CADER
- CADRE
- CARED
- CEDER
- CEDRE
- CEDRY
- CERED
- CODER
- CORED
- CREAD
- CREDA
- CREDS
- CURED
- CYDER
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With D
- DEBAR
- DECOR
- DECRY
- DEFER
- DEMUR
- DERBY
- DETER
- DINER
- DIRGE
- DIVER
- DRAKE
- DREAD
- DREAM
- DRESS
- DRIED
- DRIER
- DRIVE
- DRONE
- DROVE
- DRYER
- DOVER
- DAKER
- DALER
- DARED
- DAREN
- DARER
- DARES
- DARRE
- DATER
- DAVER
- DAZER
- DEAIR
- DEARE
- DEARN
- DEARS
- DEARY
- DEBUR
- DEERE
- DEERS
- DENAR
- DERAH
- DERAT
- DERAY
- DERED
- DEREK
- DERES
- DERIC
- DERIG
- DERIV
- DERMA
- DERMS
- DERNS
- DERNY
- DEROG
- DEROS
- DERPY
- DERRI
- DERRO
- DERRY
- DERTH
- DERVE
- DERVS
- DETAR
- DETUR
- DEWAR
- DEWER
- DHERI
- DICER
- DIERI
- DIKER
- DIMER
- DIRER
- DIREX
- DIRKE
- DITER
- DOERS
- DOMER
- DONER
- DOPER
- DOREE
- DORES
- DOREY
- DORJE
- DORSE
- DOSER
- DOTER
- DOWER
- DOZER
- DRAME
- DRAPE
- DRATE
- DRAVE
- DREAR
- DRECK
- DREED
- DREEP
- DREER
- DREES
- DREGS
- DREKS
- DRENG
- DRENT
- DRERE
- DREST
- DREYS
- DRICE
- DRIES
- DROKE
- DROLE
- DROME
- DRUPE
- DRUSE
- DRUZE
- DULER
- DUPER
- DURED
- DUREE
- DURES
- DURET
- DYERS
- DYKER
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With E
- ELDER
- ERODE
- EARDS
- EARED
- ECARD
- EDDER
- EDGAR
- EDGER
- EGRID
- EIDER
- ENDER
- ERADE
- ERNED
- ERRED
- EWDER
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With F
- FREED
- FRIED
- FIRED
- FADER
- FARDE
- FARED
- FEARD
- FODER
- FRDEN
- FREMD
- FREUD
- FUDER
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With G
- GRADE
- GREED
- GADER
- GARDE
- GORED
- GRIDE
- GRUED
- GRYDE
- GYRED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With M
- MADRE
- MERDE
- MERDS
- MERED
- MIDER
- MIRED
- MODER
- MURED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With O
- ODDER
- OLDER
- ORDER
- OARED
- ORBED
- ORDIE
- OREAD
- ORPED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With P
- PRIDE
- PRIED
- PRUDE
- PADRE
- PARDE
- PARED
- PEDRO
- PERDU
- PERDY
- PORED
- PREDY
- PREED
- PREPD
- PURED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With R
- READY
- REEDY
- RIDER
- RIDGE
- RODEO
- RUDER
- RATED
- READS
- RIDES
- RULED
- RACED
- RADEK
- RADGE
- RAGDE
- RAGED
- RAHED
- RAKED
- RAMED
- RANED
- RAPED
- RARED
- RASED
- RAVED
- RAXED
- RAYED
- RAZED
- READD
- READL
- REARD
- REBED
- REBID
- REBUD
- REDAN
- REDDS
- REDDY
- REDED
- REDES
- REDIA
- REDID
- REDIF
- REDIG
- REDIP
- REDLY
- REDON
- REDOS
- REDOX
- REDRY
- REDUB
- REDUE
- REDUG
- REDUX
- REDYE
- REEDE
- REEDS
- REERD
- REFED
- REHID
- REIRD
- REKED
- RENDS
- RENDU
- REPAD
- RESID
- RESOD
- REWED
- RHEDA
- RHEID
- RICED
- RIDEN
- RILED
- RIMED
- RINDE
- RIPED
- RIVED
- ROBED
- RODED
- RODES
- RODGE
- ROKED
- RONDE
- ROOED
- ROPED
- ROSED
- ROTED
- ROVED
- ROWED
- RUDES
- RUDGE
- RUDIE
- RUEDA
- RUNED
- RYDER
- RYKED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With S
- SARED
- SEDER
- SERED
- SHERD
- SHRED
- SIDER
- SIRED
- SORED
- SPRED
- SURED
- SWERD
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With T
- TRADE
- TREAD
- TREND
- TRIED
- TIRED
- TARDE
- TARED
- TORED
- TREED
- TRIDE
- TRODE
- TRUED
- TYRED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With U
- UDDER
- UNDER
- UNRED
- URDEE
- UREDO
- UREID
- URGED
- URLED
- URNED
- URPED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With W
- WEIRD
- WIDER
- WIRED
- WADER
- WARED
- WIERD
- WRIDE
- WRIED
5 Letter Words With D, E and R Starting With H, I, J and other letters
- HEARD
- HORDE
- HIRED
- HARED
- HEDER
- HERDS
- HIDER
- IDLER
- IRADE
- IRKED
- IRRED
- JARDE
- JARED
- JERID
- KEDAR
- LADER
- LERED
- LORED
- LURED
- NERDY
- NERDS
- NUDER
- VERDE
- VEDRO
- VERDI
- VIRED
- VODER
- YDRED
- YEARD
- YERDS
- 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.
- CYDER: A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.
- BARDE: Put a caparison on.
- SHERD: A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
- DREAR: Causing dejection.
- RESID: Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
- DEMUR: Enter a demurrer. It is on the answer list.
- DICER: A mechanical device used for dicing food.
- WADER: Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food.
- DRECK: Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.
- ARCED: Forming or resembling an arch.
- EDGER: A person who puts finishing edges on a garment.
- TREED: Forced to turn and face attackers.
- DEBAR: Prevent from entering; keep out. It is on the answer list.
- DERMA: The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain D, E and R?
Yes. UNDER, ORDER and READY 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. ORDER and DRESS 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?
UNDER. 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 YERDS 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?
AIDER, DEBAR and DEMUR. 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.