5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching F__U_

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What the remaining words have in common

18 matching words4 not previously used5 past answers

Position 2I 22%L 17%U 17%A 11%
Position 3C 17%A 11%G 11%O 11%
Position 5S 44%M 17%R 17%E 11%

Possible answers

FEMUR FETUS FICUS FLOUR FLOUT FOCUS FORUM FRAUD FUGUE

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Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish F__U_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with F__U_ as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: ABORE

In normal mode, this play can cover 9 of 9 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • FICUS — play this answer next
  • FETUS — play this answer next
  • FUGUE — play this answer next
  • FEMUR — play this answer next
  • FOCUS — play this answer next
  • FORUM — play this answer next
  • FLOUT — play this answer next
  • FLOUR — play this answer next
  • FRAUD — play this answer next

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Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 18 words in the Wordle guess list; 9 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 9 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: FLOUR (October 7, 2024); FLOUT (October 26, 2022); FOCUS (September 13, 2026); FORUM (October 14, 2025); FUGUE (November 9, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter ABORE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
3.17 bits

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

Hard Mode Use FLEUR instead.

ABORE does not fit this page's clues. FLEUR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 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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What fits F__U_?

All 18 matching words are shown above. 9 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 44% R 33% E 28% M 22% I 22% O 22%

Words with five different letters

83% of the matches have no repeated letters.

FEMUR FETUS FICUS FLOUR FLOUT

Common letter pairs

US 8/18 words (44%) FI 4/18 words (22%) UR 3/18 words (17%) CU 3/18 words (17%) FL 3/18 words (17%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 89% · three or more: 11%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match F__U_?
18 five-letter words match F__U_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 9 are possible answers.