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Five-letter words matching PU_G_

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PUDGY PURGE

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This pattern has 10 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: PURGE (March 23, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter AAHED
Average remaining
1.0
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1
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1.0 bits

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

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AAHED does not fit this page's clues. PUDGE 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 PU_G_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter D, G, N, R
  • 5th letter A, E, I, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history

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PUDGY

Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.

“The pudgy child had a difficult time running the mile.”

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.

PURGE

To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted).

“After the process, the machine purges the chamber before venting it to remove toxic gases.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 23, 2022.

PUDGE

Something short and fat.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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PUGGY

Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.

“a puggy nose”

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PUNGA

Alternative form of ponga.

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PUNGI

A wind instrument, traditionally made from a gourd, played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan.

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PUNGO

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PUNGS

plural of pung

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PUNGY

a type of schooner developed in and peculiar to the Chesapeake Bay region.

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PURGA

A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match PU_G_?
10 five-letter words match PU_G_ 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, PURGE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.83 bits against the possible answers.
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