- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words matching _HUM_
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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).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. CHUMP 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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Pattern guide
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.”
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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
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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 4.05 bits against the possible answers.