5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching BU_L_

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BUGLE BUILD BUILT BULLY BURLY

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BUGLE (June 23, 2024); BUILD (February 21, 2024); BUILT (December 21, 2023); BULLY (August 8, 2023); BURLY (July 21, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ADRET
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ADRET does not fit this page's clues. BUILD 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.

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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Pattern guide

What fits BU_L_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter G, H, I, L, R, T
  • 5th letter A, D, E, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history

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BUGLE

A horn used by hunters.

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Past Wordle answer: June 23, 2024.

BUILD

To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

“I built a shed in my backyard.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: February 21, 2024.

BUILT

well-built, muscular or toned.

“Wow! Your new boyfriend's really built.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: December 21, 2023.

BULLY

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.

“A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: August 8, 2023.

BURLY

Large, well-built, and muscular.

“He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: July 21, 2023.

BULLS

plural of bull

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

BUHLS

plural of buhl

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BULLA

A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as

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BURLS

plural of burl

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

BUTLE

Alternative form of buttle.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match BU_L_?
10 five-letter words match BU_L_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, BUTLE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.98 bits against the possible answers.
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