- 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.
Five-letter words matching _H_MP
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: CHAMP
Position 1C 57%W 29%T 14%
Position 3U 43%O 29%A 14%I 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 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: CHAMP (December 18, 2021); CHUMP (March 29, 2026); THUMP (April 19, 2023).
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 _H_MP?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, T, W
- 3rd letter A, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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CHAMP
Clipping of champion.
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Past Wordle answer: December 18, 2021.
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.
THUMP
A blow that produces a muffled sound.
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Past Wordle answer: April 19, 2023.
CHIMP
Clipping of chimpanzee.
“The chimps in the zoo were making a racket.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHOMP
The act of chomping (see below)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WHOMP
To hit extremely hard.
“If you don’t cut that out, I’m going to whomp you so hard your head will spin!”
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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 _H_MP?
- 7 five-letter words match _H_MP 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, CHAMP has the highest feedback entropy at 4.24 bits against the possible answers.