- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
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Five-letter words with D, G and U in the middle
Our Wordle guess list has 10 five-letter words with D, G and U inside the middle three positions. Use this list when other clues place these letters somewhere in those positions.
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This list has 10 Wordle guesses; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: BUDGE (May 7, 2026); JUDGE (December 26, 2022); NUDGE (March 21, 2025).
BENJI does not fit this page's clues. BUDGE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
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_UDGE
BUDGE, FUDGE, JUDGE, NUDGE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BENJI tests the family more efficiently.
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Where these letters usually land
You know these letters are in the word (yellow tiles) but not where. Across the 10 matching words, here's where each one tends to sit, which can help place your next guess.
- D most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words).
- G most often the 4th letter (100% of these words).
- U most often the 2nd letter (100% of these words).
Word notes
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BUDGE
To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
“I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 7, 2026.
FUDGE
A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
“Have you tried the vanilla fudge? It's delicious!”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
JUDGE
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
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Past Wordle answer: December 26, 2022.
NUDGE
A gentle push.
“give someone a nudge”
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Past Wordle answer: March 21, 2025.
PUDGY
Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.
“The pudgy child had a difficult time running the mile.”
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
FUDGY
Resembling fudge, as in flavor or texture.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
JUDGY
Inclined to make (disapproving) judgments; judgmental.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
MUDGE
mud; sludge
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
NUDGY
of, or related to a nudge
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
PUDGE
Something short and fat.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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