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Five-letter words matching S_UN_

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Showing 15 matching words

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What the remaining words have in common

15 matching words3 not previously used8 past answersBest matching test word: SAUNTTight family: S_UNK (3)

Position 2T 27%A 20%H 13%L 13%

Position 5K 27%G 20%T 20%S 13%

Possible answers

SAUNA SHUNT SKUNK SLUNG SLUNK SOUND SPUNK STUNG STUNK STUNT SWUNG

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

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

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

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).

Top-ranked splitter GLOAT

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.

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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.

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73% possible answers

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Splits these words most evenly: SAUNT of the 15 words here

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Useful letters still to test

T 40% K 27% A 20% G 20% H 13% L 13%

Words with five different letters

67% of the matches have no repeated letters.

SHUNT SLUNG SLUNK SOUND SPUNK

Common letter pairs

UN 15/15 words (100%) NK 4/15 words (27%) ST 4/15 words (27%) TU 4/15 words (27%) SA 3/15 words (20%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 73% · two: 20% · three or more: 7%

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.

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