With D and I and R somewhere in the word, 217 options remain. ACRID, AIDER, BRAID are the ones to try.
Everyday English accounts for 24 of these 217 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 217 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- DRIED: takes 217 down to 35 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- TIRED: down to 37.
- FIRED: down to 39.
What These Words Have in Common
D is the ending to expect here, closing 80 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (83), A (64) and S (30). 24 of the 217 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, I and R
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ACRID
- AIDER
- BRAID
- BRIDE
- CIDER
- CRIED
- DAIRY
- DIARY
- DINER
- DIRGE
- DIRTY
- DIVER
- DRAIN
- DRIED
- DRIER
- DRIFT
- DRILL
- DRINK
- DRIVE
- DROIT
- DRUID
- FRIED
- GRIND
- IDLER
- LURID
- NADIR
- PRIDE
- PRIED
- RABID
- RADII
- RADIO
- RAPID
- RIDER
- RIDGE
- RIGID
- THIRD
- TRIAD
- TRIED
- WEIRD
- WIDER
- BIRDS
- FIRED
- HIRED
- RIDES
- TIRED
- WIRED
5 Letter Words With D, I and R Starting With B
- BRAID
- BRIDE
- BIRDS
- BARID
- BIDAR
- BIDER
- BIDRI
- BIDRY
- BIRDE
- BIRDO
- BIRDY
- BORID
- BREDI
- BREID
- BROID
5 Letter Words With D, I and R Starting With D
- DAIRY
- DIARY
- DINER
- DIRGE
- DIRTY
- DIVER
- DRAIN
- DRIED
- DRIER
- DRIFT
- DRILL
- DRINK
- DRIVE
- DROIT
- DRUID
- DAIRA
- DAIRI
- DAIRT
- DAKIR
- DARCI
- DARIC
- DARII
- DARIN
- DARIS
- DARZI
- DAURI
- DEAIR
- DERIC
- DERIG
- DERIV
- DERRI
- DHERI
- DHIKR
- DICER
- DIERI
- DIGOR
- DIKER
- DIMER
- DINAR
- DIRAM
- DIRCA
- DIRER
- DIREX
- DIRGY
- DIRKE
- DIRKS
- DIRLS
- DIRTS
- DISTR
- DITER
- DIURN
- DORIA
- DORIC
- DORIS
- DORSI
- DRAIL
- DRIAS
- DRIBS
- DRICE
- DRIES
- DRILY
- DRINN
- DRIPS
- DRIPT
- DRISK
- DROID
- DROIL
- DURIO
- DURZI
5 Letter Words With D, I and R Starting With I
- IDLER
- IDRYL
- IGDYR
- INDRA
- INDRI
- IRADE
- IRIDO
- IRIDS
- IRKED
- IRRED
- IZARD
5 Letter Words With D, I and R Starting With R
- RABID
- RADII
- RADIO
- RAPID
- RIDER
- RIDGE
- RIGID
- RIDES
- RADDI
- RADIF
- RADIX
- RAIDS
- RAIRD
- RANID
- REBID
- REDIA
- REDID
- REDIF
- REDIG
- REDIP
- REHID
- REIRD
- RESID
- RHEID
- RIADS
- RICED
- RIDEN
- RIDGY
- RIDIC
- RILED
- RIMED
- RINDE
- RINDS
- RINDY
- RIPED
- RIVED
- ROIDS
- RORID
- RUDIE
- RUDIS
- RUNDI
- RUVID
5 Letter Words With D, I and R Starting With A, C, E and other letters
- ACRID
- AIDER
- ADRIP
- AIRED
- ARDRI
- ARGID
- AROID
- CIDER
- CRIED
- CAIRD
- CARDI
- CARID
- EGRID
- EIDER
- FRIED
- FIRED
- FGRID
- FIARD
- FIORD
- FRAID
- GRIND
- GIRDS
- GRIDE
- GRIDS
- HIRED
- HIDER
- JERID
- JIRDS
- LURID
- LAIRD
- LARID
- LIARD
- LIDAR
- LYRID
- MARDI
- MARID
- MIDER
- MIRED
- MIRID
- MUDIR
- MURID
- NADIR
- NIDOR
- ORDIE
- PRIDE
- PRIED
- PADRI
- PARDI
- PARID
- PRIDY
- SIDER
- SIRED
- STRID
- SWIRD
- THIRD
- TRIAD
- TRIED
- TIRED
- THRID
- TRIDE
- TRILD
- UNRID
- UPRID
- UREID
- URSID
- VERDI
- VIDRY
- VIRED
- VIRID
- WEIRD
- WIDER
- WIRED
- WAIRD
- WIERD
- WRIDE
- WRIED
- XYRID
- YAIRD
- YIRDS
- YRIVD
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.
- RESID: Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
- INDRI: Large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn.
- DICER: A mechanical device used for dicing food.
- FIORD: A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway.
- DRILY: In a dry laconic manner; he said dryly.
- EIDER: Duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females.
- IDLER: Person who does no work. It is on the answer list.
- ACRID: Strong and sharp. It is on the answer list.
- DIRGE: A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. It is on the answer list.
- DORIC: Of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture.
- DIMER: A compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers.
- DINAR: 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran.
- LURID: Ghastly pale. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain D, I and R?
Yes. THIRD, TRIED and DRIVE 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. DRILL and DRIED are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is LARID really a word?
Yes. Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
THIRD. 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. YRIVD and YIRDS 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 DIRGE. 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.
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