5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with P and ending in GY (P__GY)

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9 matching words2 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: PORGY

Position 2O 44%U 33%E 11%I 11%
Position 3G 44%D 22%N 22%R 11%

Possible answers

PIGGY PUDGY

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This pattern has 9 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.

Top-ranked splitter PIGGY
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 PIGGY keeps every stated clue.

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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 P__GY?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter E, I, O, U
  • 3rd letter D, G, N, R
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PIGGY

A pig (the animal).

“This little piggy went to market.”

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.

PUDGY

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

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

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PEGGY

Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.

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PODGY

Slightly fat.

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POGGY

Alternative form of porgy.

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PONGY

Having a bad smell.

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PORGY

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

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PUGGY

Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.

“a puggy nose”

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PUNGY

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

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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Common questions
How many five-letter words match P__GY?
9 five-letter words match P__GY 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, PORGY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.45 bits against the possible answers.