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MUNDS

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

Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

plural of mund

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Use MUNDS in a puzzle

As an opener, it rules out about 87.9% 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 MUNDS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts MUNDS 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 71.2% of games, misses completely in 28.8%, and leaves about 290 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete opener benchmark, it ranks #5,206 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.67 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.

M___S M in the 1st position and S in the 5th position M__D_ M in the 1st position and D in the 4th position _U__S U in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position MU_DS M in the 1st position, U in the 2nd position, D in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

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

First-turn measures

All four describe MUNDS 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.

4.13 Entropy (bits)
290 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
87.9% Avg ruled out

As an opening guess: previous benchmark

How MUNDS 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.

3.67 Avg guesses
99.96% Solved within six
0.68 Spread of game lengths
#5,206 Rank among openers
Opening with MUNDS left 1 of the snapshot's answers unsolved after six guesses. A spread of 0.68 means those games clustered within about 0.68 of a guess of the 3.67 average. It ranks #5,206 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
52
3 guesses
878
4 guesses
1,224
5 guesses
185
6 guesses
14

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
NSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
71%
Green tile
20%
All gray
29%

When MUNDS is useful later

MUNDS tied for the smallest expected survivor count in 5 of 54 sampled positions where it was legal. This designed sample is not a measure of how often real players should use it.

After SLATE: 3 candidates, normal mode

SLATE: 10100 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

RASPS: 22002 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

RAWNS: 22022 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: RAINS, RANNS, RAUNS.

With a budget of 3 more guesses, MUNDS 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 SLATE: 3 candidates, normal mode

SLATE: 10100 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

RASPS: 11002 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

ABRIS: 10202 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

HORAS: 00222 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: DURAS, MURAS, UMRAS.

With a budget of 2 more guesses, MUNDS 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 AUDIO: 3 candidates, normal mode

AUDIO: 11200 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: LADDU, SADHU, UNDAM.

With a budget of 5 more guesses, MUNDS 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 MUNDS

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 → 1,136 after. This feedback leaves 1,136 candidates.

    All 1,136 surviving candidates

    BIBBS, BIBIS, BIDIS, BIFFS, BIGGS, BIGOS, BILKS, BILLS, BINDS, BINGS, BINKS, BIOGS, BIONS, BISKS, BISOM, BISON, BLINS, BLIPS, BLOBS, BLOCS, BLOGS, BLOWS, BLUBS, BLUDS, BOBOS, BOCKS, BOFFS, BOGUS, BOHOS, BOILS, BOKOS, BOLDS, BOLKS, BOLLS, BOLOS, BOLUS, BOMBS, BONDS, BONGS, BONKS, BONUS, BOOBS, BOOHS, BOOKS, BOOLS, BOOMS, BOONS, BOSKS, BOSKY, BOSOM, BOSON, BOSUN, BOUKS, BOUNS, BOWLS, BOYFS, BOYGS, BOYOS, BOZOS, BUBUS, BUCKS, BUDIS, BUDOS, BUFFS, BUFOS, BUHLS, BUIKS, BUKOS, BULBS, BULKS, BULLS, BUMFS, BUMPS, BUNDS, BUNGS, BUNKS, BUNNS, BUOYS, BUSBY, BUSHY, BUSKS, BUSKY, CHIBS, CHICS, CHIKS, CHINS, CHIPS, CHIVS, CHOCS, CHOGS, CHONS, CHOPS, CHOWS, CHUBS, CHUGS, CHUMS, CILLS, CINQS, CIONS, CISCO, CLIPS, CLODS, CLOGS, CLONS, CLOPS, CLOUS, CLOWS, CLOYS, CLUBS, COBBS, COCKS, COCOS, COCUS, COFFS, COHOS, COIFS, COILS, COINS, COLDS, COLLS, COMBS, COMMS, COMPS, COMUS, CONFS, CONKS, CONNS, CONUS, COOFS, COOKS, COOLS, COOMS, COONS, COOPS, COUPS, COWKS, COWLS, COWPS, CUCKS, CUFFS, CUIFS, CULLS, CULMS, CUSHY, CUSKS, CUSPS, CUSPY, CUSUM, DHOLS, DHOWS, DIBBS, DICKS, DIDIS, DIDOS, DIFFS, DILLS, DIMPS, DINGS, DINKS, DINOS, DIOLS, DISCI, DISCO, DISCS, DISHY, DISKS, DIVIS, DIVOS, DJINS, DOCKS, DOCOS, DOCUS, DODOS, DOFFS, DOJOS, DOLLS, DOLOS, DONGS, DOOBS, DOOFS, DOOKS, DOOLS, DOOMS, DOUCS, DOUKS, DOUMS, DOUPS, DOWDS, DOWFS, DOWLS, DOWNS, DOWPS, DSOBO, DSOMO, DUCKS, DUFFS, DUFUS, DULLS, DUMBS, DUMPS, DUNGS, DUNKS, DUSKS, DUSKY, DYNOS, DZHOS, FICOS, FICUS, FIDOS, FIDUS, FIFIS, FIGOS, FILKS, FILLS, FILMS, FILOS, FINDS, FINIS, FINKS, FINOS, FIQHS, FISCS, FISHO, FISHY, FISKS, FLICS, FLIMS, FLIPS, FLOBS, FLOCS, FLOGS, FLOPS, FLOWS, FLUBS, FOCUS, FOGOS, FOHNS, FOIDS, FOILS, FOINS, FOLDS, FOLKS, FONDS, FOODS, FOOLS, FOUDS, FOULS, FOWLS, FUCKS, FUCUS, FUFFS, FUGIS, FUGUS, FUJIS, FULLS, FUNDS, FUNGS, FUNIS, FUNKS, FUSIL, FUSKS, GIBUS, GILDS, GILLS, GIMPS, GINGS, GINKS, GISMO, GISMS, GLIBS, GLIMS, GLOBS, GLOMS, GLOPS, GLOWS, GLUGS, GLUMS, GNOWS, GOBIS, GOBOS, GOFFS, GOGOS, GOJIS, GOLDS, GOLFS, GOLPS, GONGS, GONKS, GONYS, GOODS, GOOFS, GOOGS, GOOKS, GOOLS, GOONS, GOOPS, GOUKS, GOWDS, GOWFS, GOWKS, GOWLS, GOWNS, GUCKS, GUFFS, GUIDS, GULFS, GULLS, GULPS, GUMPS, GUNKS, GUSHY, GUSLI, GYMPS, GYNOS, GYPOS, HICKS, HIFIS, HIGHS, HILLS, HILUS, HINDS, HINGS, HIOIS, HOBOS, HOCKS, HOCUS, HOGGS, HOGHS, HOGOS, HOIKS, HOKIS, HOLDS, HOLKS, HOLMS, HOLOS, HOMOS, HONDS, HONGS, HONKS, HOODS, HOOFS, HOOKS, HOONS, HOOPS, HOUFS, HOWFS, HOWKS, HOWLS, HUCKS, HUFFS, HUHUS, HULKS, HULLS, HUMFS, HUMPS, HUMUS, HUNKS, HUSHY, HUSKS, HUSKY, HUSOS, HWYLS, HYMNS, HYPOS, HYSON, ICONS, IDLIS, IDOLS, IDYLS, IGLUS, IGNIS, IIWIS, IKONS, IMBOS, IMIDS, IMLIS, IMPIS, IMSHI, IMSHY, INCUS, INFOS, INSPO, JHILS, JIBBS, JIFFS, JILLS, JINGS, JINKS, JINNS, JISMS, JOCKS, JOCOS, JOHNS, JOINS, JOLLS, JOMOS, JONGS, JOOKS, JOUGS, JOUKS, JOWLS, JUCOS, JUDOS, JUJUS, JUKUS, JUMPS, JUNKS, KHUDS, KICKS, KILLS, KILNS, KILOS, KILPS, KINDS, KINGS, KINKS, KINOS, KIPPS, KIWIS, KLIKS, KNOBS, KNOPS, KNOWS, KNUBS, KOBOS, KOFFS, KOHLS, KOJIS, KOLOS, KONKS, KOOKS, KOPHS, KUDOS, KUDUS, KUFIS, KUKUS, KUMIS, KUMYS, KUNDS, KUZUS, KYBOS, KYNDS, LICKS, LIDOS, LILLS, LILOS, LIMBS, LIMNS, LIMOS, LIMPS, LINDS, LINGS, LINKS, LINNS, LINOS, LIONS, LIPOS, LISKS, LISPS, LOBOS, LOBUS, LOCHS, LOCIS, LOCKS, LOCOS, LOCUS, LOGOS, LOIDS, LOINS, LOLLS, LOLOS, LONGS, LOOFS, LOOKS, LOOMS, LOONS, LOOPS, LOUIS, LOUNS, LOUPS, LOWNS, LOWPS, LUCKS, LUDOS, LUFFS, LULLS, LULUS, LUMPS, LUNGS, LUNKS, LUPUS, LUSHY, LUSKS, LUSUS, LYSIN, LYSIS, LYSOL, MICKS, MICOS, MIDIS, MIFFS, MIGGS, MIHIS, MIKOS, MILDS, MILFS, MILKS, MILLS, MILOS, MIMIS, MINDS, MINGS, MINIS, MINKS, MINOS, MINUS, MISCH, MISDO, MISGO, MISKY, MISLS, MISOS, MIXIS, MOBOS, MOCHS, MOCKS, MOCOS, MOCUS, MODUS, MOFOS, MOGOS, MOHOS, MOILS, MOJOS, MOKIS, MOKOS, MOKUS, MOLDS, MOLLS, MOLOS, MOLYS, MOMOS, MOMUS, MONGS, MONKS, MONOS, MOOBS, MOODS, MOOKS, MOOLS, MOONS, MOOPS, MOPUS, MOSKS, MOUFS, MOULS, MOUPS, MOYLS, MOZOS, MUCKS, MUCUS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUIDS, MUILS, MULLS, MUMMS, MUMPS, MUMUS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNIS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSHY, MUSIC, MUSKS, MUSKY, MUSOS, MYONS, MYOPS, MYSID, MYXOS, NICKS, NIDUS, NIFFS, NIGHS, NILLS, NIMBS, NIMPS, NISIN, NISUS, NMOLS, NOCKS, NODUS, NOGGS, NOILS, NOLLS, NOLOS, NOMOS, NONGS, NONIS, NOOBS, NOOIS, NOOKS, NOONS, NOOPS, NOSHI, NOUGS, NOULS, NOUNS, NOUPS, NOWDS, NOWLS, NUFFS, NULLS, NUMBS, NUMPS, NUNKS, NUNUS, OBBOS, OBOLS, ODUMS, ODYLS, OICKS, OINKS, OLIOS, OMBUS, OMOVS, OMULS, ONCUS, ONKUS, OOIDS, OPPOS, OPSIN, OSKIN, OSLIN, OSMIC, OSMOL, OULKS, OUPHS, OUZOS, OXIDS, OXIMS, PHONS, PHUBS, PICKS, PIKIS, PILIS, PILLS, PILUS, PIMPS, PINDS, PINGS, PINKS, PIONS, PIOUS, PIOYS, PIPIS, PISCO, PISKY, PISOS, PIUMS, PIVOS, PLIGS, PLIMS, PLIPS, PLODS, PLOPS, PLOWS, PLOYS, PLUDS, PLUGS, PLUMS, PLUPS, POCKS, PODOS, PODUS, POGOS, POLIS, POLKS, POLLS, POLOS, POLYS, POMOS, POMPS, PONDS, PONGS, PONKS, POODS, POOFS, POOHS, POOKS, POOLS, POONS, POOPS, POPOS, POSHO, POSOL, POUFS, POUIS, POUKS, POVOS, POWIS, POWNS, PSION, PSYCH, PSYOP, PUBIS, PUCKS, PUDUS, PUFFS, PUKUS, PULIS, PULKS, PULLS, PULPS, PULUS, PUMPS, PUNGS, PUNKS, PUPUS, PUSHY, PYINS, PYXIS, QOPHS, QUIBS, QUIDS, QUIMS, QUINS, QUIPS, QUODS, QUOIS, QUOPS, QUOYS, SCHIF, SCHMO, SCHUL, SCIFI, SCIND, SCION, SCLIM, SCODY, SCOFF, SCOGS, SCOLD, SCOOG, SCOOP, SCOPS, SCOUG, SCOUP, SCOWL, SCOWP, SCOWS, SCUDI, SCUDO, SCUDS, SCUFF, SCUGS, SCULK, SCULL, SCULP, SCULS, SCUMS, SCUPS, SCUZZ, SHCHI, SHILL, SHILY, SHIMS, SHINS, SHINY, SHIOK, SHIPS, SHIVS, SHLUB, SHOCK, SHOGI, SHOGS, SHOJI, SHOJO, SHONK, SHOOK, SHOOL, SHOON, SHOOS, SHOPS, SHOUD, SHOWD, SHOWN, SHOWS, SHOWY, SHOYU, SHUCK, SHULN, SHULS, SHUNS, SHYLY, SIBBS, SIBYL, SICKO, SICKS, SICKY, SIGHS, SIGIL, SIGNS, SIJOS, SILDS, SILKS, SILKY, SILLS, SILLY, SILOS, SIMIS, SIMPS, SIMUL, SINDS, SINGS, SINHS, SINKS, SINKY, SINUS, SIPPY, SIXMO, SKIDS, SKIFF, SKILL, SKIMO, SKIMP, SKIMS, SKINK, SKINS, SKIOS, SKIPS, SKIVY, SKLIM, SKODY, SKOFF, SKOFS, SKOGS, SKOLS, SKOOL, SKUGS, SKULK, SKULL, SKUNK, SKYFS, SLICK, SLILY, SLIMS, SLIMY, SLING, SLINK, SLIPS, SLOBS, SLOGS, SLOID, SLOJD, SLOMO, SLOOM, SLOOP, SLOPS, SLOPY, SLOWS, SLOYD, SLUBB, SLUBS, SLUFF, SLUGS, SLUMP, SLUMS, SLUNG, SLUNK, SLYLY, SMICK, SMILY, SMOCK, SMOGS, SMOKO, SMOKY, SMUGS, SNIBS, SNICK, SNIFF, SNIGS, SNIPS, SNIPY, SNOBS, SNODS, SNOGS, SNOOD, SNOOK, SNOOL, SNOOP, SNOWK, SNOWS, SNOWY, SNUBS, SNUCK, SNUFF, SNUGS, SOCKO, SOCKS, SODDY, SODIC, SODOM, SOGGY, SOILS, SOILY, SOJUS, SOKOL, SOLDI, SOLDO, SOLDS, SOLID, SOLON, SOLOS, SOLUM, SOLUS, SONGO, SONGS, SONGY, SONIC, SONLY, SONNY, SOOKS, SOOKY, SOOLS, SOOMS, SOOPS, SOPHS, SOPHY, SOPPY, SOUGH, SOUKS, SOULS, SOULY, SOUMS, SOUND, SOUPS, SOUPY, SOWFF, SOWFS, SOWLS, SOWMS, SOWND, SOWPS, SOYUZ, SOZIN, SPICK, SPICS, SPICY, SPIFF, SPIFS, SPIKS, SPIKY, SPILL, SPIMS, SPINK, SPINS, SPINY, SPIVS, SPLOG, SPODS, SPOIL, SPOOF, SPOOK, SPOOL, SPOOM, SPOON, SPUDS, SPUGS, SPUMY, SPUNK, SQUIB, SQUID, SQUIZ, SUBBY, SUCCI, SUCKS, SUCKY, SUDDS, SUGHS, SUGOS, SUIDS, SUING, SUKHS, SUKIS, SUKUK, SULCI, SULFO, SULKS, SULKY, SULLS, SULLY, SULPH, SULUS, SUMIS, SUMOS, SUMPH, SUMPS, SUNIS, SUNKS, SUNNS, SUNNY, SUNUP, SUSHI, SUSUS, SWIGS, SWILL, SWIMS, SWING, SWINK, SWIZZ, SWOBS, SWOLL, SWOLN, SWOON, SWOOP, SWOPS, SWOUN, SWUNG, SYBIL, SYBOW, SYCON, SYLIS, SYLPH, SYNCH, SYNCS, SYNDS, SYNOD, SYPHS, SYSOP, UDONS, ULMOS, UMBOS, UMPHS, UNCOS, UNCUS, UNDOS, UNIOS, UNSOD, UNSUB, UPDOS, USING, USNIC, VICUS, VIFFS, VILLS, VINOS, VIOLS, VISON, VIVOS, VLOGS, VOIDS, VOIPS, VOLKS, VUGGS, VUGHS, VULNS, WHIDS, WHIGS, WHIMS, WHINS, WHIOS, WHIPS, WHOPS, WHOWS, WHUPS, WICKS, WIKIS, WILDS, WILIS, WILLS, WIMPS, WINDS, WINGS, WINKS, WINNS, WINOS, WISPS, WISPY, WOCKS, WOJUS, WOLDS, WOLFS, WOMBS, WONKS, WOODS, WOOFS, WOOLS, WOONS, WOOPS, WUDUS, WUFFS, WULLS, WUSHU, WYNDS, WYNNS, XOLOS, YILLS, YLIDS, YOCKS, YODHS, YOGHS, YOGIS, YOLKS, YOLPS, YOMPS, YONIS, YONKS, YOOFS, YOOPS, YOPOS, YOUKS, YOWLS, YOYOS, YUCKS, YUKOS, YUMPS, YUZUS, ZIFFS, ZILLS, ZIMBS, ZINCS, ZINGS, ZINOS, ZOBOS, ZOBUS, ZONKS, ZOOKS, ZOOMS, ZOONS, ZOUKS, ZULUS

    Decision measures before feedback

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

  2. Test MUILS against the 1,136 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    1,136 before → 14 after. This feedback leaves 14 candidates.

    All 14 surviving candidates

    MUCKS, MUCUS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUMMS, MUMPS, MUMUS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSKS, MUSOS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 20.33. Information: 4.339 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test MUMUS against the 14 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    14 before → 10 after. This feedback leaves 10 candidates.

    All 10 surviving candidates

    MUCKS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSKS, MUSOS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.089. Information: 0.11 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test SONES against the 10 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

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

    All 3 surviving candidates

    MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNJS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 2.2. Information: 2.371 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  5. Test MUNDS against the 3 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

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

    All 1 surviving candidates

    MUNDS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.667. Information: 0.918 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 5 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 5.

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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 → 1,136 after. This feedback leaves 1,136 candidates.

    All 1,136 surviving candidates

    BIBBS, BIBIS, BIDIS, BIFFS, BIGGS, BIGOS, BILKS, BILLS, BINDS, BINGS, BINKS, BIOGS, BIONS, BISKS, BISOM, BISON, BLINS, BLIPS, BLOBS, BLOCS, BLOGS, BLOWS, BLUBS, BLUDS, BOBOS, BOCKS, BOFFS, BOGUS, BOHOS, BOILS, BOKOS, BOLDS, BOLKS, BOLLS, BOLOS, BOLUS, BOMBS, BONDS, BONGS, BONKS, BONUS, BOOBS, BOOHS, BOOKS, BOOLS, BOOMS, BOONS, BOSKS, BOSKY, BOSOM, BOSON, BOSUN, BOUKS, BOUNS, BOWLS, BOYFS, BOYGS, BOYOS, BOZOS, BUBUS, BUCKS, BUDIS, BUDOS, BUFFS, BUFOS, BUHLS, BUIKS, BUKOS, BULBS, BULKS, BULLS, BUMFS, BUMPS, BUNDS, BUNGS, BUNKS, BUNNS, BUOYS, BUSBY, BUSHY, BUSKS, BUSKY, CHIBS, CHICS, CHIKS, CHINS, CHIPS, CHIVS, CHOCS, CHOGS, CHONS, CHOPS, CHOWS, CHUBS, CHUGS, CHUMS, CILLS, CINQS, CIONS, CISCO, CLIPS, CLODS, CLOGS, CLONS, CLOPS, CLOUS, CLOWS, CLOYS, CLUBS, COBBS, COCKS, COCOS, COCUS, COFFS, COHOS, COIFS, COILS, COINS, COLDS, COLLS, COMBS, COMMS, COMPS, COMUS, CONFS, CONKS, CONNS, CONUS, COOFS, COOKS, COOLS, COOMS, COONS, COOPS, COUPS, COWKS, COWLS, COWPS, CUCKS, CUFFS, CUIFS, CULLS, CULMS, CUSHY, CUSKS, CUSPS, CUSPY, CUSUM, DHOLS, DHOWS, DIBBS, DICKS, DIDIS, DIDOS, DIFFS, DILLS, DIMPS, DINGS, DINKS, DINOS, DIOLS, DISCI, DISCO, DISCS, DISHY, DISKS, DIVIS, DIVOS, DJINS, DOCKS, DOCOS, DOCUS, DODOS, DOFFS, DOJOS, DOLLS, DOLOS, DONGS, DOOBS, DOOFS, DOOKS, DOOLS, DOOMS, DOUCS, DOUKS, DOUMS, DOUPS, DOWDS, DOWFS, DOWLS, DOWNS, DOWPS, DSOBO, DSOMO, DUCKS, DUFFS, DUFUS, DULLS, DUMBS, DUMPS, DUNGS, DUNKS, DUSKS, DUSKY, DYNOS, DZHOS, FICOS, FICUS, FIDOS, FIDUS, FIFIS, FIGOS, FILKS, FILLS, FILMS, FILOS, FINDS, FINIS, FINKS, FINOS, FIQHS, FISCS, FISHO, FISHY, FISKS, FLICS, FLIMS, FLIPS, FLOBS, FLOCS, FLOGS, FLOPS, FLOWS, FLUBS, FOCUS, FOGOS, FOHNS, FOIDS, FOILS, FOINS, FOLDS, FOLKS, FONDS, FOODS, FOOLS, FOUDS, FOULS, FOWLS, FUCKS, FUCUS, FUFFS, FUGIS, FUGUS, FUJIS, FULLS, FUNDS, FUNGS, FUNIS, FUNKS, FUSIL, FUSKS, GIBUS, GILDS, GILLS, GIMPS, GINGS, GINKS, GISMO, GISMS, GLIBS, GLIMS, GLOBS, GLOMS, GLOPS, GLOWS, GLUGS, GLUMS, GNOWS, GOBIS, GOBOS, GOFFS, GOGOS, GOJIS, GOLDS, GOLFS, GOLPS, GONGS, GONKS, GONYS, GOODS, GOOFS, GOOGS, GOOKS, GOOLS, GOONS, GOOPS, GOUKS, GOWDS, GOWFS, GOWKS, GOWLS, GOWNS, GUCKS, GUFFS, GUIDS, GULFS, GULLS, GULPS, GUMPS, GUNKS, GUSHY, GUSLI, GYMPS, GYNOS, GYPOS, HICKS, HIFIS, HIGHS, HILLS, HILUS, HINDS, HINGS, HIOIS, HOBOS, HOCKS, HOCUS, HOGGS, HOGHS, HOGOS, HOIKS, HOKIS, HOLDS, HOLKS, HOLMS, HOLOS, HOMOS, HONDS, HONGS, HONKS, HOODS, HOOFS, HOOKS, HOONS, HOOPS, HOUFS, HOWFS, HOWKS, HOWLS, HUCKS, HUFFS, HUHUS, HULKS, HULLS, HUMFS, HUMPS, HUMUS, HUNKS, HUSHY, HUSKS, HUSKY, HUSOS, HWYLS, HYMNS, HYPOS, HYSON, ICONS, IDLIS, IDOLS, IDYLS, IGLUS, IGNIS, IIWIS, IKONS, IMBOS, IMIDS, IMLIS, IMPIS, IMSHI, IMSHY, INCUS, INFOS, INSPO, JHILS, JIBBS, JIFFS, JILLS, JINGS, JINKS, JINNS, JISMS, JOCKS, JOCOS, JOHNS, JOINS, JOLLS, JOMOS, JONGS, JOOKS, JOUGS, JOUKS, JOWLS, JUCOS, JUDOS, JUJUS, JUKUS, JUMPS, JUNKS, KHUDS, KICKS, KILLS, KILNS, KILOS, KILPS, KINDS, KINGS, KINKS, KINOS, KIPPS, KIWIS, KLIKS, KNOBS, KNOPS, KNOWS, KNUBS, KOBOS, KOFFS, KOHLS, KOJIS, KOLOS, KONKS, KOOKS, KOPHS, KUDOS, KUDUS, KUFIS, KUKUS, KUMIS, KUMYS, KUNDS, KUZUS, KYBOS, KYNDS, LICKS, LIDOS, LILLS, LILOS, LIMBS, LIMNS, LIMOS, LIMPS, LINDS, LINGS, LINKS, LINNS, LINOS, LIONS, LIPOS, LISKS, LISPS, LOBOS, LOBUS, LOCHS, LOCIS, LOCKS, LOCOS, LOCUS, LOGOS, LOIDS, LOINS, LOLLS, LOLOS, LONGS, LOOFS, LOOKS, LOOMS, LOONS, LOOPS, LOUIS, LOUNS, LOUPS, LOWNS, LOWPS, LUCKS, LUDOS, LUFFS, LULLS, LULUS, LUMPS, LUNGS, LUNKS, LUPUS, LUSHY, LUSKS, LUSUS, LYSIN, LYSIS, LYSOL, MICKS, MICOS, MIDIS, MIFFS, MIGGS, MIHIS, MIKOS, MILDS, MILFS, MILKS, MILLS, MILOS, MIMIS, MINDS, MINGS, MINIS, MINKS, MINOS, MINUS, MISCH, MISDO, MISGO, MISKY, MISLS, MISOS, MIXIS, MOBOS, MOCHS, MOCKS, MOCOS, MOCUS, MODUS, MOFOS, MOGOS, MOHOS, MOILS, MOJOS, MOKIS, MOKOS, MOKUS, MOLDS, MOLLS, MOLOS, MOLYS, MOMOS, MOMUS, MONGS, MONKS, MONOS, MOOBS, MOODS, MOOKS, MOOLS, MOONS, MOOPS, MOPUS, MOSKS, MOUFS, MOULS, MOUPS, MOYLS, MOZOS, MUCKS, MUCUS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUIDS, MUILS, MULLS, MUMMS, MUMPS, MUMUS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNIS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSHY, MUSIC, MUSKS, MUSKY, MUSOS, MYONS, MYOPS, MYSID, MYXOS, NICKS, NIDUS, NIFFS, NIGHS, NILLS, NIMBS, NIMPS, NISIN, NISUS, NMOLS, NOCKS, NODUS, NOGGS, NOILS, NOLLS, NOLOS, NOMOS, NONGS, NONIS, NOOBS, NOOIS, NOOKS, NOONS, NOOPS, NOSHI, NOUGS, NOULS, NOUNS, NOUPS, NOWDS, NOWLS, NUFFS, NULLS, NUMBS, NUMPS, NUNKS, NUNUS, OBBOS, OBOLS, ODUMS, ODYLS, OICKS, OINKS, OLIOS, OMBUS, OMOVS, OMULS, ONCUS, ONKUS, OOIDS, OPPOS, OPSIN, OSKIN, OSLIN, OSMIC, OSMOL, OULKS, OUPHS, OUZOS, OXIDS, OXIMS, PHONS, PHUBS, PICKS, PIKIS, PILIS, PILLS, PILUS, PIMPS, PINDS, PINGS, PINKS, PIONS, PIOUS, PIOYS, PIPIS, PISCO, PISKY, PISOS, PIUMS, PIVOS, PLIGS, PLIMS, PLIPS, PLODS, PLOPS, PLOWS, PLOYS, PLUDS, PLUGS, PLUMS, PLUPS, POCKS, PODOS, PODUS, POGOS, POLIS, POLKS, POLLS, POLOS, POLYS, POMOS, POMPS, PONDS, PONGS, PONKS, POODS, POOFS, POOHS, POOKS, POOLS, POONS, POOPS, POPOS, POSHO, POSOL, POUFS, POUIS, POUKS, POVOS, POWIS, POWNS, PSION, PSYCH, PSYOP, PUBIS, PUCKS, PUDUS, PUFFS, PUKUS, PULIS, PULKS, PULLS, PULPS, PULUS, PUMPS, PUNGS, PUNKS, PUPUS, PUSHY, PYINS, PYXIS, QOPHS, QUIBS, QUIDS, QUIMS, QUINS, QUIPS, QUODS, QUOIS, QUOPS, QUOYS, SCHIF, SCHMO, SCHUL, SCIFI, SCIND, SCION, SCLIM, SCODY, SCOFF, SCOGS, SCOLD, SCOOG, SCOOP, SCOPS, SCOUG, SCOUP, SCOWL, SCOWP, SCOWS, SCUDI, SCUDO, SCUDS, SCUFF, SCUGS, SCULK, SCULL, SCULP, SCULS, SCUMS, SCUPS, SCUZZ, SHCHI, SHILL, SHILY, SHIMS, SHINS, SHINY, SHIOK, SHIPS, SHIVS, SHLUB, SHOCK, SHOGI, SHOGS, SHOJI, SHOJO, SHONK, SHOOK, SHOOL, SHOON, SHOOS, SHOPS, SHOUD, SHOWD, SHOWN, SHOWS, SHOWY, SHOYU, SHUCK, SHULN, SHULS, SHUNS, SHYLY, SIBBS, SIBYL, SICKO, SICKS, SICKY, SIGHS, SIGIL, SIGNS, SIJOS, SILDS, SILKS, SILKY, SILLS, SILLY, SILOS, SIMIS, SIMPS, SIMUL, SINDS, SINGS, SINHS, SINKS, SINKY, SINUS, SIPPY, SIXMO, SKIDS, SKIFF, SKILL, SKIMO, SKIMP, SKIMS, SKINK, SKINS, SKIOS, SKIPS, SKIVY, SKLIM, SKODY, SKOFF, SKOFS, SKOGS, SKOLS, SKOOL, SKUGS, SKULK, SKULL, SKUNK, SKYFS, SLICK, SLILY, SLIMS, SLIMY, SLING, SLINK, SLIPS, SLOBS, SLOGS, SLOID, SLOJD, SLOMO, SLOOM, SLOOP, SLOPS, SLOPY, SLOWS, SLOYD, SLUBB, SLUBS, SLUFF, SLUGS, SLUMP, SLUMS, SLUNG, SLUNK, SLYLY, SMICK, SMILY, SMOCK, SMOGS, SMOKO, SMOKY, SMUGS, SNIBS, SNICK, SNIFF, SNIGS, SNIPS, SNIPY, SNOBS, SNODS, SNOGS, SNOOD, SNOOK, SNOOL, SNOOP, SNOWK, SNOWS, SNOWY, SNUBS, SNUCK, SNUFF, SNUGS, SOCKO, SOCKS, SODDY, SODIC, SODOM, SOGGY, SOILS, SOILY, SOJUS, SOKOL, SOLDI, SOLDO, SOLDS, SOLID, SOLON, SOLOS, SOLUM, SOLUS, SONGO, SONGS, SONGY, SONIC, SONLY, SONNY, SOOKS, SOOKY, SOOLS, SOOMS, SOOPS, SOPHS, SOPHY, SOPPY, SOUGH, SOUKS, SOULS, SOULY, SOUMS, SOUND, SOUPS, SOUPY, SOWFF, SOWFS, SOWLS, SOWMS, SOWND, SOWPS, SOYUZ, SOZIN, SPICK, SPICS, SPICY, SPIFF, SPIFS, SPIKS, SPIKY, SPILL, SPIMS, SPINK, SPINS, SPINY, SPIVS, SPLOG, SPODS, SPOIL, SPOOF, SPOOK, SPOOL, SPOOM, SPOON, SPUDS, SPUGS, SPUMY, SPUNK, SQUIB, SQUID, SQUIZ, SUBBY, SUCCI, SUCKS, SUCKY, SUDDS, SUGHS, SUGOS, SUIDS, SUING, SUKHS, SUKIS, SUKUK, SULCI, SULFO, SULKS, SULKY, SULLS, SULLY, SULPH, SULUS, SUMIS, SUMOS, SUMPH, SUMPS, SUNIS, SUNKS, SUNNS, SUNNY, SUNUP, SUSHI, SUSUS, SWIGS, SWILL, SWIMS, SWING, SWINK, SWIZZ, SWOBS, SWOLL, SWOLN, SWOON, SWOOP, SWOPS, SWOUN, SWUNG, SYBIL, SYBOW, SYCON, SYLIS, SYLPH, SYNCH, SYNCS, SYNDS, SYNOD, SYPHS, SYSOP, UDONS, ULMOS, UMBOS, UMPHS, UNCOS, UNCUS, UNDOS, UNIOS, UNSOD, UNSUB, UPDOS, USING, USNIC, VICUS, VIFFS, VILLS, VINOS, VIOLS, VISON, VIVOS, VLOGS, VOIDS, VOIPS, VOLKS, VUGGS, VUGHS, VULNS, WHIDS, WHIGS, WHIMS, WHINS, WHIOS, WHIPS, WHOPS, WHOWS, WHUPS, WICKS, WIKIS, WILDS, WILIS, WILLS, WIMPS, WINDS, WINGS, WINKS, WINNS, WINOS, WISPS, WISPY, WOCKS, WOJUS, WOLDS, WOLFS, WOMBS, WONKS, WOODS, WOOFS, WOOLS, WOONS, WOOPS, WUDUS, WUFFS, WULLS, WUSHU, WYNDS, WYNNS, XOLOS, YILLS, YLIDS, YOCKS, YODHS, YOGHS, YOGIS, YOLKS, YOLPS, YOMPS, YONIS, YONKS, YOOFS, YOOPS, YOPOS, YOUKS, YOWLS, YOYOS, YUCKS, YUKOS, YUMPS, YUZUS, ZIFFS, ZILLS, ZIMBS, ZINCS, ZINGS, ZINOS, ZOBOS, ZOBUS, ZONKS, ZOOKS, ZOOMS, ZOONS, ZOUKS, ZULUS

    Decision measures before feedback

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

  2. Test MUILS against the 1,136 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    1,136 before → 14 after. This feedback leaves 14 candidates.

    All 14 surviving candidates

    MUCKS, MUCUS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUMMS, MUMPS, MUMUS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSKS, MUSOS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 20.33. Information: 4.339 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test MUMUS against the 14 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    14 before → 10 after. This feedback leaves 10 candidates.

    All 10 surviving candidates

    MUCKS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSKS, MUSOS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.089. Information: 0.11 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test MUNGS against the 10 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    10 before → 2 after. This feedback leaves 2 candidates.

    All 2 surviving candidates

    MUNDS, MUNJS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 2.4. Information: 2.322 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  5. Test MUNDS against the 2 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

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

    All 1 surviving candidates

    MUNDS

    Decision measures before feedback

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

Solved in 5 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 5.

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How the fixed opener panel performs on this answer

OpenerFirst feedbackSurvivorsNormalHard Mode
TARSE00010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)113655
CRANE00010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)5104Not solved in six
SLATE10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)93866
ADIEU01001 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)16166
STARE10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)91266
AUDIO02100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)11236
RAISE00010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)9526Not solved in six
ROATE00000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)103133
SALET10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)93866
Normal mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 2 · 4 guesses: 1 · 5 guesses: 1 · 6 guesses: 5 · Failed in six: 0
Hard Mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 1 · 4 guesses: 0 · 5 guesses: 1 · 6 guesses: 5 · Failed in six: 2

The nine openers use the same pool and continuation policy. Across both modes: 3–6 guesses among successes; 2 of 18 configurations failed. This is performance on this answer, not an overall opener ranking.

11 openers set up a two-turn opportunity; examples include MOUND, DUMPS, DUMAS, MUSED, DUMBS, MAUND, MUNDU, DUNAM, DOUMS, MAUDS. 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 worked board still allows 10 different answers at one later decision: MUCKS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSKS, MUSOS. 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: MUCKS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSKS, MUSOS.

A lesson from this route

Before SONES, 10 words still fit. Its feedback left 3; 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

MUNDS can come back 83 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:

688 answers
324 answers
209 answers
162 answers
86 answers
82 answers
78 answers
73 answers
71 answers
52 answers
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41 answers
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32 answers
28 answers
21 answers
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18 answers
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13 answers
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11 answers
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9 answers
9 answers

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

M3U1N1D2S1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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

Try next

TALER STALE ARIEL RAILE CLOTE LATER

Strategy after playing MUNDS

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

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing MUNDS:

29% chance
Suggested:
TALER
14% chance
Suggested:
STALE
9% chance
Suggested:
ARIEL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

28.8% →
TALER 6.21 bits
13.5% →
STALE 5.71 bits
8.7% →
ARIEL 5.61 bits
6.8% →
ARIEL 5.75 bits
3.6% →
RAILE 5.30 bits
3.4% →
CLOTE 5.36 bits
3.3% →
LATER 4.63 bits
3.1% →
COATE 4.71 bits
3.0% →
TIARE 4.59 bits
2.2% →
SHART 4.39 bits

Research on MUNDS

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

Optimal play

Opening with MUNDS, a proven-optimal strategy averages 3.73 guesses and ranks #6,839 of 14,855 legal openers. The best proven opener, TARSE, averages 3.55.

No guaranteed hard-mode solve In hard mode, no strategy that opens with MUNDS can guarantee a solve within six guesses.

Our six-turn simulation says 3.67, at or below the proven-optimal 3.73, 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.

Familiarity and learning

Frequency
MUNDS sits in the rare band of the wordfreq scale, appearing less than once per million words in the source corpus. Corpus frequency does not measure every reader’s familiarity.

Sources: Optimal-play values: Alex Selby's exhaustive Wordle analysis (MIT); Word frequency: wordfreq (data CC BY-SA 4.0).