- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words matching DE_U_
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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).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. DEBUG keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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 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.