- 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.
Five-letter words matching _A_UT
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9 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: SALUT
Position 1B 22%G 22%M 22%C 11%
Position 3L 33%P 22%H 11%M 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CAPUT
possible
GAMUT
used
BAHUT
guess
BALUT
guess
GALUT
guess
KAPUT
guess
MASUT
guess
MAZUT
guess
SALUT
guess
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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.
Previously used by Wordle: GAMUT (October 14, 2024).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _A_UT?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, G, K, M, S
- 3rd letter H, L, M, P, S, Z
Meanings and answer history
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CAPUT
The head.
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.
GAMUT
A (normally) complete range.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 14, 2024.
BAHUT
A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
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.
BALUT
Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GALUT
The Jewish Diaspora (dispersion from Israel).
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.
KAPUT
Out of order; not working.
“My car went kaput.”
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.
MASUT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MAZUT
A grade of heavy fuel oil used in industry and also sometimes used in lieu of home heating oil.
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.
SALUT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _A_UT?
- 9 five-letter words match _A_UT 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, SALUT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.3 bits against the possible answers.