5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

JUGUM

JUGUM is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 61.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/

Noun

A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.

Noun

A lobe on the forewing of some moths which interlocks with the hindwing in flight.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

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

How JUGUM performs as a guess

Wordle accepts JUGUM as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 39.4% of games, misses completely in 60.6%, and leaves about 910 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,812 of 14,855 openers, averaging 4.07 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

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

J__U_ J in the 1st position and U in the 4th position _U__M U in the 2nd position and M in the 5th position

Try next

TIARE ROATE ALONE STONE STIRE STORE
Words starting with J Words ending with M

First-turn measures

2.41 Entropy (bits)
910 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
61.4% Avg ruled out
In the bottom 1% for first-turn entropy
3.54 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How JUGUM 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.

4.07 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.75 Volatility
#14,812 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, JUGUM ranks #14,812 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
20
3 guesses
476
4 guesses
1,225
5 guesses
586
6 guesses
44
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
U

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
39%
Green tile
16%
All gray
61%

Feedback distribution

37 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

1430
181
159
146
116
51
47
30
27
25
24
23
15
10
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing JUGUM:

61% chance
Suggested:
TIARE
8% chance
Suggested:
ROATE
7% chance
Suggested:
ALONE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

60.6% →
TIARE 6.13 bits
7.7% →
ROATE 5.48 bits
6.7% →
ALONE 5.47 bits
6.2% →
STONE 5.01 bits
4.9% →
STIRE 4.60 bits
2.2% →
STORE 4.68 bits
2.0% →
TONER 4.49 bits
1.3% →
SERAL 4.57 bits
1.1% →
SOLDE 3.91 bits
1.1% →
SNORE 3.70 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

J8U1G2U1M3
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 21 points

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