- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with CH and ending in P (CH__P)
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: CHEAP
Position 3E 33%A 22%I 22%O 11%
Position 4M 44%A 22%E 11%L 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CHAMP
used
CHEAP
used
CHIRP
used
CHUMP
used
CHAAP
guess
CHEEP
guess
CHELP
guess
CHIMP
guess
CHOMP
guess
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CHAMP (December 18, 2021); CHEAP (January 3, 2025); CHIRP (September 8, 2025); CHUMP (March 29, 2026).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 CH__P?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 4th letter A, E, L, M, R
Meanings and answer history
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CHAMP
Clipping of champion.
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 18, 2021.
CHEAP
Low or reduced in price.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 3, 2025.
CHIRP
A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 8, 2025.
CHUMP
An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
“That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 29, 2026.
CHAAP
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHEEP
Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
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.
CHELP
To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.
“He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board.”
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.
CHIMP
Clipping of chimpanzee.
“The chimps in the zoo were making a racket.”
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.
CHOMP
The act of chomping (see below)
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 CH__P?
- 9 five-letter words match CH__P in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CHEAP has the highest feedback entropy at 4.76 bits against the possible answers.