- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching C_UM_
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This pattern has 6 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: CHUMP (March 29, 2026); CLUMP (April 21, 2026); CRUMB (June 8, 2023).
ABHOR does not fit this page's clues. CHUMP keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
C_UMP
CHUMP, CLUMP, CRUMP differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABHOR tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits C_UM_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, H, L, R
- 5th letter B, P, S
Meanings and answer history
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CHUMP
An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
“That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 29, 2026.
CLUMP
A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
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Past Wordle answer: April 21, 2026.
CRUMB
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
“The pigeons were happily pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground.”
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Past Wordle answer: June 8, 2023.
CRUMP
The sound of a muffled explosion.
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.
CAUMS
third-person singular simple present indicative of caum
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHUMS
plural of chum
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match C_UM_?
- 6 five-letter words match C_UM_ 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, CAUMS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.