5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with PU and ending in E (PU__E)

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Possible answers

PULSE PUREE PURGE PURSE

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 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 ABLES
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 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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ABLES does not fit this page's clues. PULSE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: PUR_E

PUREE, PURGE, PURSE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABLES tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits PU__E?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter D, L, M, N, P, R, S
  • 4th letter A, C, E, G, I, L, R, S
Meanings and answer history

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PULSE

A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the qualitative nature of this beat.

“Her pulse was thready and weak.”

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.

PUREE

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.

“Tomato sauce is generally a puree.”

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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.

PURSE

A small bag for carrying money.

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PUDGE

Something short and fat.

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PUMIE

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PUNCE

To fight by kicking with clogs.

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PUPAE

plural of pupa

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PURRE

A bird, the dunlin.

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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PUSLE

Alternative spelling of puzzel (“harlot”).

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.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match PU__E?
10 five-letter words match PU__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, PURSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.2 bits against the possible answers.
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