- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching DE_U_
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: DEMUR
Position 3B 63%G 25%M 13%
Position 5R 25%S 25%D 13%G 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: DEBUG (February 11, 2023); DEBUT (July 4, 2024); DEMUR (July 1, 2026).
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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 DE_U_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter B, G, M
- 5th letter D, G, M, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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DEBUG
To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
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Past Wordle answer: February 11, 2023.
DEBUT
A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
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Past Wordle answer: July 4, 2024.
DEMUR
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
“I demur to that statement.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 1, 2026.
DEBUD
To remove the bud or buds from.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEBUR
Alternative form of deburr.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEBUS
To alight or get off a bus.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEGUM
To remove gum from.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEGUS
plural of degu
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match DE_U_?
- 8 five-letter words match DE_U_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, DEMUR has the highest feedback entropy at 4.72 bits against the possible answers.