- 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.
Five-letter words starting with PU and ending in E (PU__E)
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words2 not previously used2 past answersTight family: PUR_E (3)
Position 3R 40%D 10%L 10%M 10%
Position 4G 20%S 20%A 10%C 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish PU__E?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with PU__E 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: ABLES
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray PURGE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Yellow PURSE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Gray PUREE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow, Yellow PULSE — play this answer next
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How to play this shortlist
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); PURSE (July 31, 2026).
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.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 23, 2022.
PURSE
A small bag for carrying money.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 31, 2026.
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.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUMIE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUNCE
To fight by kicking with clogs.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUPAE
plural of pupa
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PURRE
A bird, the dunlin.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.