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Wordle Answers for Wednesday, July 9, 2025 — Puzzle #556

5L: DROVE 8 word lengths Puzzle #556 Published Jul 9, 2025

Daily answers for all 8 word lengths. Click on any word for detailed analysis.

5-Letter Answer Wordle Unlimited #556
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DROVE

/dɹəʊv/ US

noun · 1 meaning

1. A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

2. (usually in the plural) A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively).

Medium

Difficulty

3

Avg Guesses

85%

Solve Rate

DROVE

Answer

Hints (Without Spoilers)

Category

This word relates to "A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures...."

Structure

2 vowels (O, E) · starts with DR · ends in OVE · no repeated letters

Definition Hint

A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures....

Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3

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Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)

1
S
L
A
T
E

Good foundation! 1 letter locked in position. Keep these fixed and test other letters.

2
P
R
O
V
E

Very close! Focus on the remaining unknown positions.

3
D
R
O
V
E

DROVE — solved!

Key Insight

After 4 correct and 0 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just DROVE.

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What was the Wordle answer on July 9, 2025?

The 5-letter Wordle answer was DROVE. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from EDGE (4L) to CREDIBILITY (11L).

Was puzzle #556 hard or easy?

Medium. DROVE has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.

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