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DR words in the answer pool: drain, drama, draft, dream, dress, drift, drink, drive. Drain is the clean probe — A, I, and N — and it does not repeat E the way dream and dress do.
In 5-letter words starting with DR, the most common letters in position 3 are: O, A, I, E, Y.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| DRACO | noun | a small lizard able to glide using extended ribs; also a constellation |
| DRAFT | noun | a preliminary version of a piece of writing; also a current of air |
| DRAIN | verb | to cause liquid to flow away from something |
| DRAPE | verb | to arrange cloth loosely over something |
| DRAWL | verb | to speak slowly with elongated vowel sounds |
| DREAD | noun | a feeling of great fear or apprehension |
| DREAM | noun | a series of thoughts or images occurring during sleep |
| DRECK | noun | rubbish; something of very poor or inferior quality |
| DRESS | noun | a one-piece garment for women or girls |
| DRIBS | noun | small scattered amounts, as in the phrase dribs and drabs |
| DRIFT | verb | to be carried slowly by a current of water or air |
| DRILL | noun | a tool for boring holes; also a military training exercise |
| DRILY | adverb | in a subtly ironic or wry manner |
| DRINK | verb | to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it |
| DRIVE | verb | to operate and control a vehicle; to urge something forward |
| DROIT | noun | a legal right or entitlement under law |
| DRONE | noun | an unmanned aircraft; also a low continuous humming sound |
| DROOL | verb | to let saliva run from the mouth; to show excessive enthusiasm |
| DROOP | verb | to hang or bend downwards limply; to lose vitality |
| DROPT | verb | archaic past tense of drop; let something fall suddenly |
| DROVE | noun | a herd of animals being driven; past tense of drive |
| DROWN | verb | to die from submersion in water; to overwhelm completely |
| DRUID | noun | a member of the ancient Celtic priestly class |
| DRUSE | noun | a rock cavity lined with a crust of small crystals |
| DRYER | noun | a machine that removes moisture from laundry using heat |
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This list has 25 five-letter words starting with DR that have definitions. 18 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 7 of them.
Drain first. Dream if E is still untested and A already missed. Draft when A and T are the letters you still need.
If E hit, dress and trend-style tails are in play. If E missed, drain or draft. Do not play dread next — it repeats D, R, and E from dream.