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- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words starting with GRU
Our Wordle guess list has 10 five-letter words that start with GRU.
10 matching words
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This list has 10 Wordle guesses; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: GRUEL (August 16, 2022); GRUFF (November 29, 2025).
ABAFT does not fit this page's clues. GRUFE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Where these letters usually land
The GRU prefix fixes these letters in positions 1, 2 and 3; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- G most often the 1st letter (100% of these words).
- R most often the 2nd letter (100% of these words).
- U most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words).
Word notes
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GRUEL
A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.
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Past Wordle answer: August 16, 2022.
GRUFF
having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
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Past Wordle answer: November 29, 2025.
GRUNT
A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
GRUBS
plural of grub
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
GRUED
simple past and past participle of grue
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GRUES
third-person singular simple present indicative of grue
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
GRUFE
Not found among the past answers in this archive.
GRUME
A thick semisolid
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
GRUMP
A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
GRUND
Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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