- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _EGU_
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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: BEGUN (April 15, 2026); SEGUE (December 16, 2025).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. BEGUM keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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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BEGUN
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SEGUE
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BEGUM
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DEGUM
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DEGUS
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NEGUS
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REGUR
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TEGUA
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TEGUS
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Pattern guide
What fits _EGU_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, N, R, S, T
- 5th letter A, E, M, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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BEGUN
past participle of begin
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Past Wordle answer: April 15, 2026.
SEGUE
To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
“I can tell she’s going to segue from our conversation about school to the topic of marriage.”
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 16, 2025.
BEGUM
To daub or cover with gum.
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.
DEGUM
To remove gum from.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEGUS
plural of degu
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NEGUS
A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.
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.
REGUR
A rich, black, loamy soil found in India.
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.
TEGUA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TEGUS
plural of tegu
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EGU_?
- 9 five-letter words match _EGU_ 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, TEGUA has the highest feedback entropy at 4.9 bits against the possible answers.