- Average remaining
- 1.36
- Worst branch
- 2
- Information
- 3.1 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 S_UN_
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This pattern has 15 words in the Wordle guess list; 11 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 11 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SAUNA (December 23, 2024); SHUNT (January 27, 2025); SKUNK (October 11, 2023); SLUNG (May 12, 2022); SOUND (February 14, 2023); STUNG (March 27, 2024); STUNT (October 22, 2025); SWUNG (June 11, 2024).
GLOAT does not fit this page's clues. STUNK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.82 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
S_UNK
SKUNK, SLUNK, SPUNK, STUNK differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; GLOAT tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 11 possible answers.
SAUNA
used
SHUNT
used
SKUNK
used
SLUNG
used
SLUNK
possible
SOUND
used
SPUNK
possible
STUNG
used
STUNK
possible
STUNT
used
SWUNG
used
SAUNF
guess
SAUNT
guess
SHUNS
guess
STUNS
guess
Pattern guide
What fits S_UN_?
All 15 matching words are shown above. 11 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match S_UN_?
- 15 five-letter words match S_UN_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 11 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SAUNT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.3 bits against the possible answers.