- Average remaining
- 1.33
- Worst branch
- 2
- Information
- 2.25 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 U and ending in ER (U__ER)
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: UDDER (January 29, 2025); ULCER (February 11, 2022); UNDER (April 10, 2023); UPPER (January 23, 2025); USHER (December 5, 2021); UTTER (May 24, 2023).
PLODS does not fit this page's clues. UDDER keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.0 (4 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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UDDER
used
ULCER
used
UNDER
used
UPPER
used
USHER
used
UTTER
used
UMBER
guess
UPTER
guess
URGER
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USTER
guess
Pattern guide
What fits U__ER?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter D, L, M, N, P, R, S, T
- 3rd letter B, C, D, G, H, P, T
Meanings and answer history
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UDDER
An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
“squeeze the udder to get milk”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 29, 2025.
ULCER
An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 11, 2022.
UNDER
Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
“We found some shade under a tree.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 10, 2023.
UPPER
At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 23, 2025.
USHER
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 5, 2021.
UTTER
To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.
“utter bliss utter darkness utter ruin”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 24, 2023.
UMBER
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
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.
UPTER
Useless, no good.
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.
URGER
One who urges.
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.
USTER
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match U__ER?
- 10 five-letter words match U__ER in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, USTER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.12 bits against the possible answers.