- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching R_BU_
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This pattern has 7 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: REBUS (January 1, 2022); REBUT (June 20, 2021).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. REBUS 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 R_BU_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, O, U
- 5th letter D, G, R, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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REBUS
An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
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Past Wordle answer: January 1, 2022.
REBUT
To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
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Past Wordle answer: June 20, 2021.
REBUD
To bud again (send forth a second group of buds)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REBUY
To buy again, especially to buy something previously sold (or pawned)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ROBUG
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ROBUR
A male given name from Latin.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RUBUS
Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match R_BU_?
- 7 five-letter words match R_BU_ 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, REBUT has the highest feedback entropy at 4.95 bits against the possible answers.