5 FiveLetterWords
Very unlikely Accepted guess F tier for first-turn info

CUFFO

CUFFO is an accepted guess. Its modelled answer likelihood is very unlikely; no globally completed appearance is recorded here.

No dictionary definition for CUFFO is recorded in our sourced data.

Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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As an opener, it rules out about 79.7% of possible answers.

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Wordle status

Answer chance: very unlikely. Roughly 0.05% within a year (about 1 in 2,113), under the model through 2026-11-05. This is an estimate, not a publisher forecast. How this is calculated.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Earlier benchmark pool

No

Membership in the preserved uniform benchmark; it is not a future eligibility rule.

Past Wordle answer

No completed appearance

No appearance in our globally completed history. A recent puzzle may still be live elsewhere.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How CUFFO performs as a guess

Wordle accepts CUFFO as a guess. It is outside this preserved uniform benchmark’s answer pool; that is not a claim about future eligibility.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 60.0% of games, misses completely in 40.0%, and leaves about 486 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete opener benchmark, it ranks #14,065 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.91 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

C___O C in the 1st position and O in the 5th position C__F_ C in the 1st position and F in the 4th position _U__O U in the 2nd position and O in the 5th position

Explore lists that match the beginning, ending or letters in CUFFO.

First-turn measures

All four describe CUFFO used as an opening guess. Entropy is the same idea as “avg ruled out” on a log scale: a higher number means the guess splits the possible answers into more, smaller groups.

3.31 Entropy (bits)
486 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
79.7% Avg ruled out

As an opening guess: previous benchmark

How CUFFO performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.91 Avg guesses
99.92% Solved within six
0.73 Spread of game lengths
#14,065 Rank among openers
Opening with CUFFO left 2 of the snapshot's answers unsolved after six guesses. A spread of 0.73 means those games clustered within about 0.73 of a guess of the 3.91 average. It ranks #14,065 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
26
3 guesses
636
4 guesses
1,258
5 guesses
399
6 guesses
33

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
OU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
60%
Green tile
20%
All gray
40%

When CUFFO is useful later

CUFFO tied for the smallest expected survivor count in 2 of 54 sampled positions where it was legal. This designed sample is not a measure of how often real players should use it.

After STARE: 4 candidates, normal mode

STARE: 11020 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: TIRRS, TORRS, TOURS, TURRS.

With a budget of 5 more guesses, CUFFO is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

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After ROATE: 3 candidates, normal mode

ROATE: 10101 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

AWNER: 10011 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

ZEBRA: 01012 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: CREMA, ERICA, PRESA.

With a budget of 3 more guesses, CUFFO is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

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Sample and method

Every saved board is reachable within a six-turn game. Remaining turns equal six minus the saved history length. The sampling policy is independent of the expected-survivor metric. Two states at each of three depths per opener were selected by a fixed hash from an independent candidate-only sampling policy. Every accepted guess was evaluated. Model answer-model-2026-11-05-9183a914c959, data through 2026-11-05. The score measures expected survivors, not proved solve length or human difficulty.

How this is calculated.

How the solver finds CUFFO

The strategy receives only earlier guesses and their feedback. It does not know the answer before choosing a move. Guessing the answer itself on turn one is a lucky one-turn result, not a recommended general strategy.

Normal mode

Our solver: bounded weighted policy. Current-pool replay over 14,855 accepted words. Model through 2026-11-05.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    14,855 before → 1,022 after. This feedback leaves 1,022 candidates.

    All 1,022 surviving candidates

    BICCY, BICKY, BIDDY, BIDON, BIFFO, BIFFY, BIFID, BIGGY, BIGLY, BIHON, BIJOU, BIKKY, BILBO, BILBY, BILGY, BILLY, BIMBO, BINDI, BINGO, BINGY, BINKY, BIPOD, BIPPY, BIVVY, BIZZO, BIZZY, BLIMP, BLIMY, BLIND, BLING, BLINI, BLINK, BLINY, BLOCK, BLOND, BLONX, BLOOD, BLOOK, BLOOM, BLOOP, BLOWN, BLOWY, BLUDY, BLUFF, BLUID, BLUNK, BOBBY, BOBOL, BOCCI, BODGY, BODHI, BODOH, BOFFO, BOGGY, BOING, BOINK, BOLDO, BOLIX, BOMBO, BOMOH, BONGO, BONNY, BONUM, BOOBY, BOODY, BOOFY, BOOGY, BOOKY, BOOMY, BOONG, BOOZY, BOPPY, BOUGH, BOUND, BOVID, BOYLY, BUBBY, BUCHU, BUCKO, BUCKU, BUDDY, BUFFI, BUFFO, BUFFY, BUGGY, BUILD, BULGY, BULKY, BULLY, BUMBO, BUMPH, BUMPY, BUNCH, BUNCO, BUNDH, BUNDU, BUNDY, BUNGY, BUNJY, BUNKO, BUNNY, BUPPY, BUXOM, BUYIN, BUZZY, CHICH, CHICK, CHICO, CHIKO, CHILD, CHILI, CHILL, CHIMB, CHIMO, CHIMP, CHING, CHINK, CHINO, CHIVY, CHIZZ, CHOCK, CHOCO, CHOIL, CHOKO, CHOKY, CHOLI, CHOLO, CHOMP, CHOOF, CHOOK, CHOOM, CHOON, CHOUX, CHOWK, CHUCK, CHUFF, CHUMP, CHUNK, CHYND, CIBOL, CIGGY, CINCH, CIPPI, CIVIC, CIVIL, CIVVY, CLICK, CLIFF, CLIMB, CLING, CLINK, CLOCK, CLOFF, CLOMB, CLOMP, CLONK, CLOOP, CLOUD, CLOWN, CLUCK, CLUMP, CLUNG, CLUNK, COBBY, COCCI, COCCO, COCKY, CODON, COGON, COHOG, COIGN, COLBY, COLIC, COLIN, COLLY, COLOG, COLON, COMBI, COMBO, COMBY, COMFY, COMIC, COMIX, COMMO, COMMY, COMPO, CONCH, CONDO, CONGO, CONIC, CONIN, CONKY, CONVO, COOCH, COOKY, COOLY, COOMB, COOMY, COPPY, COQUI, COUCH, COUGH, COULD, COVIN, COXIB, COYLY, COYPU, CUBBY, CUBIC, CUDDY, CUFFO, CUING, CULCH, CULLY, CUMIN, CUNDY, CUNNY, CUPID, CUPPY, CYCLO, CYLIX, CYMOL, CYNIC, DHOBI, DHOLL, DHONI, DICKY, DIDDY, DILDO, DILLI, DILLY, DIMBO, DIMLY, DINGO, DINGY, DINIC, DINKY, DINLO, DIOCH, DIPPY, DIVVY, DIZZY, DJINN, DOBBY, DODDY, DODGY, DOGGO, DOGGY, DOGLY, DOHYO, DOILY, DOING, DOLCI, DOLLY, DOMIC, DONKO, DONNY, DOODY, DOOKY, DOOLY, DOOMY, DOOZY, DOUGH, DOWDY, DOWLY, DOWNY, DOYLY, DUBBO, DUBBY, DUCHY, DUCKY, DUDDY, DUING, DUKUN, DULLY, DUMBO, DUMKY, DUMMY, DUMPY, DUNCH, DUNGY, DUNNO, DUNNY, DUOMI, DUOMO, DUPLY, DUPPY, DYING, DYKON, FICHU, FICIN, FIGGY, FILCH, FILII, FILLO, FILLY, FILMI, FILMY, FILON, FILUM, FINCH, FINNY, FIZZY, FLICK, FLIMP, FLING, FLOCK, FLONG, FLOOD, FLOWN, FLOWY, FLUFF, FLUID, FLUKY, FLUMP, FLUNG, FLUNK, FLYBY, FLYIN, FOGGY, FOGOU, FOLIC, FOLIO, FOLKY, FOLLY, FONDU, FONIO, FONLY, FOODY, FOUND, FUBBY, FUDDY, FUDGY, FUFFY, FUGGY, FUGIO, FUGLY, FULLY, FUNDI, FUNDO, FUNDY, FUNGI, FUNGO, FUNIC, FUNKY, FUNNY, FUZIL, FUZZY, GHOUL, GHYLL, GIBLI, GIDDY, GILLY, GILPY, GIMPY, GINCH, GINNY, GINZO, GIPON, GIPPO, GIPPY, GIZMO, GLIFF, GLOBI, GLOBY, GLOGG, GLOOM, GLOOP, GLOWY, GLUGG, GLUON, GLYPH, GOBBI, GOBBO, GOBBY, GODLY, GOING, GOLDY, GOLLY, GOMBO, GONCH, GONIF, GONOF, GONZO, GOOBY, GOODO, GOODY, GOOFY, GOOKY, GOOLD, GOOLY, GOOMY, GOONY, GOOPY, GOPIK, GOUCH, GOYIM, GUCKY, GUGGL, GUIDO, GUILD, GUIMP, GULCH, GULFY, GULLY, GULPH, GULPY, GUMBO, GUMMI, GUMMY, GUNDI, GUNDY, GUNGY, GUNKY, GUNNY, GUPPY, GUQIN, GYNNY, GYPPO, GYPPY, HIKOI, HILCH, HILLO, HILLY, HILUM, HIMBO, HINKY, HINNY, HIPLY, HIPPO, HIPPY, HOBBY, HOGOH, HOICK, HOING, HOKKU, HOKUM, HOLLO, HOLLY, HOLON, HONGI, HONKY, HOOCH, HOODY, HOOGO, HOOKY, HOOLY, HOPPY, HOUFF, HOUGH, HOUND, HOWDY, HOWFF, HUBBY, HUDUD, HUFFY, HUGGY, HUKOU, HULKY, HULLO, HULLY, HUMIC, HUMID, HUMPH, HUMPY, HUNCH, HUNDO, HUNKY, HUZZY, HYING, HYLIC, HYOID, HYPHY, ICILY, ICING, IDIOM, IDYLL, IGLOO, ILIUM, IMIDO, IMINO, IMMIX, IMPLY, INBOX, INCOG, INDOL, INDOW, INFIX, INION, IODIC, IODID, IODIN, IONIC, IPPON, JIFFY, JIGGY, JIMMY, JIMPY, JINGO, JINNI, JOCKO, JOCKY, JOKOL, JOLLO, JOLLY, JOMON, JOWLY, JUDGY, JUGUM, JUICY, JUMBO, JUMBY, JUMPY, JUNCO, JUNKY, JUPON, KHOUM, KIBBI, KICKY, KIDDO, KIDDY, KIKOI, KILIG, KILIM, KIMBO, KINDY, KINGY, KININ, KINKY, KLICK, KLONG, KLOOF, KNICK, KNOCK, KNOLL, KNOOP, KNOUD, KNOWD, KNOWN, KOIWI, KOKUM, KOMBI, KOMBU, KONBU, KONDO, KOOKY, KUDZU, KULFI, KWINK, KYLIN, KYLIX, KYUDO, LICHI, LIKIN, LIMBI, LIMBO, LIMBY, LINCH, LINDY, LINGO, LINGY, LININ, LINKY, LINNY, LINUM, LINUX, LIPID, LIPIN, LIPPY, LIVID, LOBBY, LOCHY, LOCKY, LOCUM, LOGGY, LOGIC, LOGIN, LOGOI, LOGON, LOKUM, LOLLO, LOLLY, LOLOG, LOOBY, LOOKY, LOONY, LOOPY, LOPPY, LOUGH, LOUND, LOWLY, LOWND, LUCID, LUCKY, LUDIC, LUMBI, LUMMY, LUMPY, LUNCH, LUNGI, LUPIN, LUVVY, LYING, LYMPH, LYNCH, MICHI, MICKY, MIDDY, MIDGY, MIFFY, MIGOD, MILCH, MILKO, MILKY, MILLY, MIMIC, MINCY, MINDI, MINGI, MINGY, MINIM, MINNY, MINXY, MIVVY, MIXUP, MIZZY, MOBBY, MOCHI, MOCHY, MOCKY, MODII, MODIN, MODOC, MODOM, MOGGY, MOGUL, MOKKY, MOLDY, MOLLO, MOLLY, MOLOI, MOLVI, MOMMY, MONDO, MONGO, MONIC, MOOCH, MOODY, MOOLI, MOOLY, MOONG, MOONI, MOONY, MOPPY, MOUCH, MOULD, MOULY, MOUND, MUCHO, MUCIC, MUCID, MUCIN, MUCKO, MUCKY, MUDDY, MUDIF, MUDIM, MUFFY, MUGGY, MUGHO, MUGIL, MUHLY, MUJIK, MUKIM, MULCH, MUMBO, MUMMY, MUMPH, MUNCH, MUNDU, MUNGI, MUNGO, MUNGY, MUZZY, MVULI, MYOID, MYOPY, NGONI, NIBBY, NICKY, NICOL, NIFFY, NIHIL, NIMBI, NIMBY, NINNY, NINON, NIOPO, NIPPY, NMOLI, NOBBY, NOBLY, NODDY, NODUM, NOGGY, NOHOW, NOILY, NOMIC, NOMOI, NONCY, NONDO, NONIC, NONNO, NONNY, NONYL, NOOKY, NOULD, NOUNY, NOVIO, NOVUM, NUBBY, NUCIN, NUDDY, NUDGY, NUDZH, NUJOL, NULLO, NULLY, NUMMY, NUNKY, NUNNY, NYING, NYLON, NYMPH, NYONG, NYUNG, OBOLI, OCULI, ODDLY, ODIUM, ODOOM, OGGIN, OGMIC, OHING, OHMIC, OKING, OLDLY, OLIGO, OLOGY, OMMIN, ONDOL, ONGON, ONION, ONIUM, ONMUN, OOMPH, OPIHI, OPING, OPIUM, OUNDY, OVOID, OVOLI, OVOLO, OWING, OWNIO, OXBOW, OXLIP, PHIZZ, PHLOX, PHONO, PHONY, PHOOH, PHOOO, PHYNX, PICCY, PICHI, PICKY, PICON, PICUL, PIGGY, PIGLY, PIGMY, PIING, PIKUL, PILCH, PILIN, PILON, PILOW, PILUM, PINCH, PINGO, PINKO, PINKY, PINNY, PINOL, PINON, PINUP, PIONY, PIPID, PIPPY, PIPUL, PIQUI, PLING, PLINK, PLOCK, PLOMB, PLONG, PLONK, PLOOK, PLOUK, PLUCK, PLUFF, PLUMB, PLUMP, PLUMY, PLUNG, PLUNK, POBBY, POBOY, POCHO, POCKY, PODDY, PODGY, POGGY, POILU, POIND, POLIO, POLLO, POLLY, POLYP, POMMY, PONCY, PONDY, PONGO, PONGY, PONZU, POOCH, POOFY, POOHY, POOLY, POOPY, POOVY, POPPY, POPUP, POUCH, POUFF, POUFY, POULP, POUND, POWIN, POWND, POWNY, POYOU, POZZY, PUBBY, PUBCO, PUBIC, PUDDY, PUDGY, PUDIC, PUFFY, PUGGY, PUGIL, PULIK, PULLI, PULLY, PULMO, PULPY, PUMPY, PUNCH, PUNGI, PUNGO, PUNGY, PUNIM, PUNJI, PUNKY, PUNNY, PUPIL, PUPPY, PUUKO, PYGMY, PYLON, PYOID, PYUFF, QUICH, QUICK, QUIFF, QUILL, QUINK, QUINO, QUIPO, QUIPU, QUOIF, QUOIN, QUOLL, QUONK, QUOUK, UDYOG, ULMIN, UNBID, UNBOX, UNCOY, UNDID, UNDUG, UNFIX, UNGOD, UNGUM, UNHIP, UNIFY, UNION, UNKID, UNLID, UNMIX, UNOLD, UNOWN, UNPIN, UNPLY, UNWON, UNZIP, UPBOW, UPFUL, VICHY, VIGIL, VILLI, VINHO, VINIC, VINNY, VINYL, VIOLD, VIVID, VODDY, VODOU, VODUN, VOICI, VOUCH, VOULU, VOZHD, VUGGY, VUGHY, VULGO, VYING, WHICH, WHIFF, WHILK, WHINY, WHIZZ, WHOMP, WHOOF, WHOOP, WHUMP, WICKY, WIDDY, WIDOW, WIGGY, WILCO, WILLY, WIMPY, WINCH, WINDY, WINGY, WINKY, WIZZO, WODGY, WOFUL, WOLLY, WOMBY, WOMYN, WONGI, WONKY, WOODY, WOOFY, WOOLD, WOOLY, WOOPY, WOOZY, WOULD, WOUND, WUDDY, XVIII, XYLIC, XYLOL, XYLYL, YCOND, YIPPY, YOBBO, YOBBY, YOGIC, YOGIN, YOICK, YOKUL, YOLKY, YOMIM, YONIC, YONNY, YOPPO, YOUNG, YUCCH, YUCKO, YUCKY, YUKKY, YUMMO, YUMMY, YUPON, YUPPY, ZHOMO, ZHUZH, ZILCH, ZIMBI, ZINCO, ZINCY, ZINGY, ZINKY, ZIPPO, ZIPPY, ZOCCO, ZOMBI, ZOOID, ZOOMY, ZOPPO, ZUZIM, ZYGON, ZYMIC

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 414.45. Information: 5.74 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test DOILY against the 1,022 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    1,022 before → 51 after. This feedback leaves 51 candidates.

    All 51 surviving candidates

    BUCKO, BUFFO, BUMBO, BUNCO, BUNKO, BUXOM, CHOCK, CHOCO, CHOKO, CHOMP, CHOOF, CHOOK, CHOOM, CHOON, CHOUX, CHOWK, CUFFO, FUNGO, GUMBO, HUKOU, JUMBO, JUNCO, JUPON, KHOUM, KNOCK, KNOOP, KNOWN, MUCHO, MUCKO, MUGHO, MUMBO, MUNGO, ONGON, ONMUN, OXBOW, PHONO, PHOOH, PHOOO, PUBCO, PUNGO, PUUKO, QUONK, QUOUK, UNBOX, UNOWN, UNWON, UPBOW, WHOMP, WHOOF, WHOOP, ZHOMO

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 27.301. Information: 5.241 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test PUBCO against the 51 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    51 before → 3 after. This feedback leaves 3 candidates.

    All 3 surviving candidates

    CUFFO, MUCHO, MUCKO

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.47. Information: 2.423 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test MUCHO against the 3 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    3 before → 1 after. This feedback leaves 1 candidate.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    CUFFO

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 1.585 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  5. Submit the only remaining candidate.

    1 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    CUFFO

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 0.0 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 5 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 4.

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Hard Mode

Our solver: bounded weighted policy. Current-pool replay over 14,855 accepted words. Model through 2026-11-05.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    14,855 before → 1,022 after. This feedback leaves 1,022 candidates.

    All 1,022 surviving candidates

    BICCY, BICKY, BIDDY, BIDON, BIFFO, BIFFY, BIFID, BIGGY, BIGLY, BIHON, BIJOU, BIKKY, BILBO, BILBY, BILGY, BILLY, BIMBO, BINDI, BINGO, BINGY, BINKY, BIPOD, BIPPY, BIVVY, BIZZO, BIZZY, BLIMP, BLIMY, BLIND, BLING, BLINI, BLINK, BLINY, BLOCK, BLOND, BLONX, BLOOD, BLOOK, BLOOM, BLOOP, BLOWN, BLOWY, BLUDY, BLUFF, BLUID, BLUNK, BOBBY, BOBOL, BOCCI, BODGY, BODHI, BODOH, BOFFO, BOGGY, BOING, BOINK, BOLDO, BOLIX, BOMBO, BOMOH, BONGO, BONNY, BONUM, BOOBY, BOODY, BOOFY, BOOGY, BOOKY, BOOMY, BOONG, BOOZY, BOPPY, BOUGH, BOUND, BOVID, BOYLY, BUBBY, BUCHU, BUCKO, BUCKU, BUDDY, BUFFI, BUFFO, BUFFY, BUGGY, BUILD, BULGY, BULKY, BULLY, BUMBO, BUMPH, BUMPY, BUNCH, BUNCO, BUNDH, BUNDU, BUNDY, BUNGY, BUNJY, BUNKO, BUNNY, BUPPY, BUXOM, BUYIN, BUZZY, CHICH, CHICK, CHICO, CHIKO, CHILD, CHILI, CHILL, CHIMB, CHIMO, CHIMP, CHING, CHINK, CHINO, CHIVY, CHIZZ, CHOCK, CHOCO, CHOIL, CHOKO, CHOKY, CHOLI, CHOLO, CHOMP, CHOOF, CHOOK, CHOOM, CHOON, CHOUX, CHOWK, CHUCK, CHUFF, CHUMP, CHUNK, CHYND, CIBOL, CIGGY, CINCH, CIPPI, CIVIC, CIVIL, CIVVY, CLICK, CLIFF, CLIMB, CLING, CLINK, CLOCK, CLOFF, CLOMB, CLOMP, CLONK, CLOOP, CLOUD, CLOWN, CLUCK, CLUMP, CLUNG, CLUNK, COBBY, COCCI, COCCO, COCKY, CODON, COGON, COHOG, COIGN, COLBY, COLIC, COLIN, COLLY, COLOG, COLON, COMBI, COMBO, COMBY, COMFY, COMIC, COMIX, COMMO, COMMY, COMPO, CONCH, CONDO, CONGO, CONIC, CONIN, CONKY, CONVO, COOCH, COOKY, COOLY, COOMB, COOMY, COPPY, COQUI, COUCH, COUGH, COULD, COVIN, COXIB, COYLY, COYPU, CUBBY, CUBIC, CUDDY, CUFFO, CUING, CULCH, CULLY, CUMIN, CUNDY, CUNNY, CUPID, CUPPY, CYCLO, CYLIX, CYMOL, CYNIC, DHOBI, DHOLL, DHONI, DICKY, DIDDY, DILDO, DILLI, DILLY, DIMBO, DIMLY, DINGO, DINGY, DINIC, DINKY, DINLO, DIOCH, DIPPY, DIVVY, DIZZY, DJINN, DOBBY, DODDY, DODGY, DOGGO, DOGGY, DOGLY, DOHYO, DOILY, DOING, DOLCI, DOLLY, DOMIC, DONKO, DONNY, DOODY, DOOKY, DOOLY, DOOMY, DOOZY, DOUGH, DOWDY, DOWLY, DOWNY, DOYLY, DUBBO, DUBBY, DUCHY, DUCKY, DUDDY, DUING, DUKUN, DULLY, DUMBO, DUMKY, DUMMY, DUMPY, DUNCH, DUNGY, DUNNO, DUNNY, DUOMI, DUOMO, DUPLY, DUPPY, DYING, DYKON, FICHU, FICIN, FIGGY, FILCH, FILII, FILLO, FILLY, FILMI, FILMY, FILON, FILUM, FINCH, FINNY, FIZZY, FLICK, FLIMP, FLING, FLOCK, FLONG, FLOOD, FLOWN, FLOWY, FLUFF, FLUID, FLUKY, FLUMP, FLUNG, FLUNK, FLYBY, FLYIN, FOGGY, FOGOU, FOLIC, FOLIO, FOLKY, FOLLY, FONDU, FONIO, FONLY, FOODY, FOUND, FUBBY, FUDDY, FUDGY, FUFFY, FUGGY, FUGIO, FUGLY, FULLY, FUNDI, FUNDO, FUNDY, FUNGI, FUNGO, FUNIC, FUNKY, FUNNY, FUZIL, FUZZY, GHOUL, GHYLL, GIBLI, GIDDY, GILLY, GILPY, GIMPY, GINCH, GINNY, GINZO, GIPON, GIPPO, GIPPY, GIZMO, GLIFF, GLOBI, GLOBY, GLOGG, GLOOM, GLOOP, GLOWY, GLUGG, GLUON, GLYPH, GOBBI, GOBBO, GOBBY, GODLY, GOING, GOLDY, GOLLY, GOMBO, GONCH, GONIF, GONOF, GONZO, GOOBY, GOODO, GOODY, GOOFY, GOOKY, GOOLD, GOOLY, GOOMY, GOONY, GOOPY, GOPIK, GOUCH, GOYIM, GUCKY, GUGGL, GUIDO, GUILD, GUIMP, GULCH, GULFY, GULLY, GULPH, GULPY, GUMBO, GUMMI, GUMMY, GUNDI, GUNDY, GUNGY, GUNKY, GUNNY, GUPPY, GUQIN, GYNNY, GYPPO, GYPPY, HIKOI, HILCH, HILLO, HILLY, HILUM, HIMBO, HINKY, HINNY, HIPLY, HIPPO, HIPPY, HOBBY, HOGOH, HOICK, HOING, HOKKU, HOKUM, HOLLO, HOLLY, HOLON, HONGI, HONKY, HOOCH, HOODY, HOOGO, HOOKY, HOOLY, HOPPY, HOUFF, HOUGH, HOUND, HOWDY, HOWFF, HUBBY, HUDUD, HUFFY, HUGGY, HUKOU, HULKY, HULLO, HULLY, HUMIC, HUMID, HUMPH, HUMPY, HUNCH, HUNDO, HUNKY, HUZZY, HYING, HYLIC, HYOID, HYPHY, ICILY, ICING, IDIOM, IDYLL, IGLOO, ILIUM, IMIDO, IMINO, IMMIX, IMPLY, INBOX, INCOG, INDOL, INDOW, INFIX, INION, IODIC, IODID, IODIN, IONIC, IPPON, JIFFY, JIGGY, JIMMY, JIMPY, JINGO, JINNI, JOCKO, JOCKY, JOKOL, JOLLO, JOLLY, JOMON, JOWLY, JUDGY, JUGUM, JUICY, JUMBO, JUMBY, JUMPY, JUNCO, JUNKY, JUPON, KHOUM, KIBBI, KICKY, KIDDO, KIDDY, KIKOI, KILIG, KILIM, KIMBO, KINDY, KINGY, KININ, KINKY, KLICK, KLONG, KLOOF, KNICK, KNOCK, KNOLL, KNOOP, KNOUD, KNOWD, KNOWN, KOIWI, KOKUM, KOMBI, KOMBU, KONBU, KONDO, KOOKY, KUDZU, KULFI, KWINK, KYLIN, KYLIX, KYUDO, LICHI, LIKIN, LIMBI, LIMBO, LIMBY, LINCH, LINDY, LINGO, LINGY, LININ, LINKY, LINNY, LINUM, LINUX, LIPID, LIPIN, LIPPY, LIVID, LOBBY, LOCHY, LOCKY, LOCUM, LOGGY, LOGIC, LOGIN, LOGOI, LOGON, LOKUM, LOLLO, LOLLY, LOLOG, LOOBY, LOOKY, LOONY, LOOPY, LOPPY, LOUGH, LOUND, LOWLY, LOWND, LUCID, LUCKY, LUDIC, LUMBI, LUMMY, LUMPY, LUNCH, LUNGI, LUPIN, LUVVY, LYING, LYMPH, LYNCH, MICHI, MICKY, MIDDY, MIDGY, MIFFY, MIGOD, MILCH, MILKO, MILKY, MILLY, MIMIC, MINCY, MINDI, MINGI, MINGY, MINIM, MINNY, MINXY, MIVVY, MIXUP, MIZZY, MOBBY, MOCHI, MOCHY, MOCKY, MODII, MODIN, MODOC, MODOM, MOGGY, MOGUL, MOKKY, MOLDY, MOLLO, MOLLY, MOLOI, MOLVI, MOMMY, MONDO, MONGO, MONIC, MOOCH, MOODY, MOOLI, MOOLY, MOONG, MOONI, MOONY, MOPPY, MOUCH, MOULD, MOULY, MOUND, MUCHO, MUCIC, MUCID, MUCIN, MUCKO, MUCKY, MUDDY, MUDIF, MUDIM, MUFFY, MUGGY, MUGHO, MUGIL, MUHLY, MUJIK, MUKIM, MULCH, MUMBO, MUMMY, MUMPH, MUNCH, MUNDU, MUNGI, MUNGO, MUNGY, MUZZY, MVULI, MYOID, MYOPY, NGONI, NIBBY, NICKY, NICOL, NIFFY, NIHIL, NIMBI, NIMBY, NINNY, NINON, NIOPO, NIPPY, NMOLI, NOBBY, NOBLY, NODDY, NODUM, NOGGY, NOHOW, NOILY, NOMIC, NOMOI, NONCY, NONDO, NONIC, NONNO, NONNY, NONYL, NOOKY, NOULD, NOUNY, NOVIO, NOVUM, NUBBY, NUCIN, NUDDY, NUDGY, NUDZH, NUJOL, NULLO, NULLY, NUMMY, NUNKY, NUNNY, NYING, NYLON, NYMPH, NYONG, NYUNG, OBOLI, OCULI, ODDLY, ODIUM, ODOOM, OGGIN, OGMIC, OHING, OHMIC, OKING, OLDLY, OLIGO, OLOGY, OMMIN, ONDOL, ONGON, ONION, ONIUM, ONMUN, OOMPH, OPIHI, OPING, OPIUM, OUNDY, OVOID, OVOLI, OVOLO, OWING, OWNIO, OXBOW, OXLIP, PHIZZ, PHLOX, PHONO, PHONY, PHOOH, PHOOO, PHYNX, PICCY, PICHI, PICKY, PICON, PICUL, PIGGY, PIGLY, PIGMY, PIING, PIKUL, PILCH, PILIN, PILON, PILOW, PILUM, PINCH, PINGO, PINKO, PINKY, PINNY, PINOL, PINON, PINUP, PIONY, PIPID, PIPPY, PIPUL, PIQUI, PLING, PLINK, PLOCK, PLOMB, PLONG, PLONK, PLOOK, PLOUK, PLUCK, PLUFF, PLUMB, PLUMP, PLUMY, PLUNG, PLUNK, POBBY, POBOY, POCHO, POCKY, PODDY, PODGY, POGGY, POILU, POIND, POLIO, POLLO, POLLY, POLYP, POMMY, PONCY, PONDY, PONGO, PONGY, PONZU, POOCH, POOFY, POOHY, POOLY, POOPY, POOVY, POPPY, POPUP, POUCH, POUFF, POUFY, POULP, POUND, POWIN, POWND, POWNY, POYOU, POZZY, PUBBY, PUBCO, PUBIC, PUDDY, PUDGY, PUDIC, PUFFY, PUGGY, PUGIL, PULIK, PULLI, PULLY, PULMO, PULPY, PUMPY, PUNCH, PUNGI, PUNGO, PUNGY, PUNIM, PUNJI, PUNKY, PUNNY, PUPIL, PUPPY, PUUKO, PYGMY, PYLON, PYOID, PYUFF, QUICH, QUICK, QUIFF, QUILL, QUINK, QUINO, QUIPO, QUIPU, QUOIF, QUOIN, QUOLL, QUONK, QUOUK, UDYOG, ULMIN, UNBID, UNBOX, UNCOY, UNDID, UNDUG, UNFIX, UNGOD, UNGUM, UNHIP, UNIFY, UNION, UNKID, UNLID, UNMIX, UNOLD, UNOWN, UNPIN, UNPLY, UNWON, UNZIP, UPBOW, UPFUL, VICHY, VIGIL, VILLI, VINHO, VINIC, VINNY, VINYL, VIOLD, VIVID, VODDY, VODOU, VODUN, VOICI, VOUCH, VOULU, VOZHD, VUGGY, VUGHY, VULGO, VYING, WHICH, WHIFF, WHILK, WHINY, WHIZZ, WHOMP, WHOOF, WHOOP, WHUMP, WICKY, WIDDY, WIDOW, WIGGY, WILCO, WILLY, WIMPY, WINCH, WINDY, WINGY, WINKY, WIZZO, WODGY, WOFUL, WOLLY, WOMBY, WOMYN, WONGI, WONKY, WOODY, WOOFY, WOOLD, WOOLY, WOOPY, WOOZY, WOULD, WOUND, WUDDY, XVIII, XYLIC, XYLOL, XYLYL, YCOND, YIPPY, YOBBO, YOBBY, YOGIC, YOGIN, YOICK, YOKUL, YOLKY, YOMIM, YONIC, YONNY, YOPPO, YOUNG, YUCCH, YUCKO, YUCKY, YUKKY, YUMMO, YUMMY, YUPON, YUPPY, ZHOMO, ZHUZH, ZILCH, ZIMBI, ZINCO, ZINCY, ZINGY, ZINKY, ZIPPO, ZIPPY, ZOCCO, ZOMBI, ZOOID, ZOOMY, ZOPPO, ZUZIM, ZYGON, ZYMIC

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 414.45. Information: 5.74 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test DOILY against the 1,022 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    1,022 before → 51 after. This feedback leaves 51 candidates.

    All 51 surviving candidates

    BUCKO, BUFFO, BUMBO, BUNCO, BUNKO, BUXOM, CHOCK, CHOCO, CHOKO, CHOMP, CHOOF, CHOOK, CHOOM, CHOON, CHOUX, CHOWK, CUFFO, FUNGO, GUMBO, HUKOU, JUMBO, JUNCO, JUPON, KHOUM, KNOCK, KNOOP, KNOWN, MUCHO, MUCKO, MUGHO, MUMBO, MUNGO, ONGON, ONMUN, OXBOW, PHONO, PHOOH, PHOOO, PUBCO, PUNGO, PUUKO, QUONK, QUOUK, UNBOX, UNOWN, UNWON, UPBOW, WHOMP, WHOOF, WHOOP, ZHOMO

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 27.301. Information: 5.241 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test PUBCO against the 51 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    51 before → 3 after. This feedback leaves 3 candidates.

    All 3 surviving candidates

    CUFFO, MUCHO, MUCKO

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.47. Information: 2.423 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test MUCHO against the 3 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    3 before → 1 after. This feedback leaves 1 candidate.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    CUFFO

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 1.585 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  5. Submit the only remaining candidate.

    1 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    CUFFO

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 0.0 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 5 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 4.

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How the fixed opener panel performs on this answer

OpenerFirst feedbackSurvivorsNormalHard Mode
TARSE00000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)102255
CRANE20000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)18533
SLATE00000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)105955
ADIEU00001 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)94155
STARE00000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)102255
AUDIO02002 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)4655
RAISE00000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)75055
ROATE01000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)50444
SALET00000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)105955
Normal mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 1 · 4 guesses: 1 · 5 guesses: 7 · 6 guesses: 0 · Failed in six: 0
Hard Mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 1 · 4 guesses: 1 · 5 guesses: 7 · 6 guesses: 0 · Failed in six: 0

The nine openers use the same pool and continuation policy. Across both modes: 3–5 guesses among successes; 0 of 18 configurations failed. This is performance on this answer, not an overall opener ranking.

27 openers set up a two-turn opportunity; examples include FOCUS, FACTO, CAFES, CUFFS, SCOFF, SCUFF, COFFS, CHUFF, FUCUS, BUFFO. After their feedback, this answer is among the most likely survivors with at least half the model probability. This is an opportunity, not a guarantee. An opener that immediately solves is excluded.

Why this answer can be difficult

The answer contains 2 copies of F. Feedback allocates exact matches before misplaced copies; a grey duplicate does not erase another coloured copy.

The worked board still allows 3 different answers at one later decision: CUFFO, MUCHO, MUCKO. These are mechanical alternatives, not a judgement of vocabulary difficulty.

Vocabulary evidence and voluntary player results are reported separately from these solver observations.

Closest competing answers in this board

These words all fit the earlier feedback, rather than merely sharing similar spelling: CUFFO, MUCHO, MUCKO.

A lesson from this route

Before MUCHO, 3 words still fit. Its feedback left 1; check the full survivor list before choosing the next answer.

Try another opener or a different move

How this is calculated

The current policy checks all remaining candidates and up to 128 fixed probes. At six or fewer candidates it uses bounded lookahead, preferring modelled six-turn success, then speed among successes. Larger states use expected survivors as a heuristic. These are recommendations, not proofs of optimal play. Hard Mode retains green positions and revealed letter counts; it allows grey letters and a yellow in the same position. Candidate-only play is stricter.

Methods and limitations

Feedback distribution

CUFFO can come back 50 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:

956 answers
408 answers
142 answers
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Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for CUFFO; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

C3U1F4F4O1
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 15 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.

Try next

TARSE TRONE TIARE SLYER RAILE SLIER

Strategy after playing CUFFO

What the solver recommends next for each way the board can respond to CUFFO.

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CUFFO:

40% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
17% chance
Suggested:
TRONE
6% chance
Suggested:
TARSE

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

40.0% →
TARSE 6.28 bits
17.1% →
TRONE 5.25 bits
5.9% →
TARSE 5.29 bits
5.7% →
TIARE 5.34 bits
5.3% →
SLYER 4.60 bits
4.3% →
RAILE 5.06 bits
3.0% →
SLIER 5.34 bits
2.3% →
RONTE 3.99 bits
2.0% →
SANER 4.24 bits
1.9% →
THANE 4.08 bits

Research on CUFFO

Game-tree analysis and word research for CUFFO, with an explanation for each figure.

Optimal play

Opening with CUFFO, a proven-optimal strategy averages 3.92 guesses and ranks #14,114 of 14,855 legal openers. The best proven opener, TARSE, averages 3.55.

In hard mode it averages 4.06 guesses at best and is rank #6,832 of the 7,453 openers that can still guarantee a solve within six guesses.

Our six-turn simulation says 3.91, at or below the proven-optimal 3.92, because the two figures score different answer lists.

These figures come from exhaustive game-tree search and are exact for the NYT lists of July 2023 (3,158 answers). They do not use the site's working answer pool.

Sources: Optimal-play values: Alex Selby's exhaustive Wordle analysis (MIT).