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Five-letter words matching _HUM_

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6 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: CHUMS

Position 1C 33%T 33%R 17%W 17%
Position 5P 50%B 33%S 17%

Possible answers

CHUMP THUMB THUMP

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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: CHUMP (March 29, 2026); THUMB (June 7, 2026); THUMP (April 19, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter CHUMP
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode CHUMP 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 _HUM_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, R, T, W
  • 5th letter B, P, S
Meanings and answer history

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CHUMP

An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

“That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 29, 2026.

THUMB

The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

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 12, 2021; June 7, 2026.

THUMP

A blow that produces a muffled sound.

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 19, 2023.

CHUMS

plural of chum

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.

RHUMB

A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

WHUMP

A soft thumping sound.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _HUM_?
6 five-letter words match _HUM_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CHUMS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.04 bits against the possible answers.