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Five-letter words matching _A_UT

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What the remaining words have in common

9 matching words1 not previously used1 past answer

Position 1B 22%G 22%M 22%C 11%
Position 3L 33%P 22%H 11%M 11%

Possible answers

CAPUT GAMUT

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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Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _A_UT as your green-letter clues.

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Two-turn example: CAPUT

In normal mode, this play can cover 2 of 2 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • GAMUT — play this answer next
  • CAPUT — solved on this guess

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How to play this shortlist

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).

Top-ranked splitter CAPUT
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.

Hard Mode CAPUT keeps every stated clue.

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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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.

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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.

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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).

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KAPUT

Out of order; not working.

“My car went kaput.”

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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.

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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.