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Five-letter words matching J_M__

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What the remaining words have in common

19 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: JAMES

Position 2A 42%U 26%E 11%I 11%
Position 4B 37%M 16%O 16%P 16%
Position 5Y 32%S 21%N 16%E 11%

Possible answers

JUMBO JUMPY

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 19 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: JUMBO (January 30, 2026); JUMPY (July 10, 2025).

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

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode JUMBO keeps every stated clue.

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 J_M__?

All 19 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 47% U 37% B 37% Y 32% O 26% E 21%

Words with five different letters

68% of the matches have no repeated letters.

JUMBO JUMPY JAMBE JAMBO JAMBS

Common letter pairs

JA 8/19 words (42%) AM 8/19 words (42%) MB 7/19 words (37%) JU 5/19 words (26%) UM 5/19 words (26%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 42% · two: 58% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match J_M__?
19 five-letter words match J_M__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, JAMES has the highest feedback entropy at 4.31 bits against the possible answers.