- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 _LOU_
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ALOUD (November 3, 2022); CLOUD (September 30, 2024); FLOUR (October 7, 2024); FLOUT (October 26, 2022).
ABAFT does not fit this page's clues. CLOUD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 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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ALOUD
used
CLOUD
used
CLOUT
possible
FLOUR
used
FLOUT
used
CLOUR
guess
CLOUS
guess
GLOUT
guess
PLOUK
guess
PLOUT
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _LOU_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, C, F, G, P
- 5th letter D, K, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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ALOUD
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
“Try speaking aloud rather than whispering.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 3, 2022.
CLOUD
A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 30, 2024.
CLOUT
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
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.
FLOUR
Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
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 7, 2024.
FLOUT
To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
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 26, 2022.
CLOUR
To inflict a blow on; punch.
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.
CLOUS
plural of clou
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.
GLOUT
A sulky look.
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.
PLOUK
A pimple or spot.
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.
PLOUT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _LOU_?
- 10 five-letter words match _LOU_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CLOUR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.04 bits against the possible answers.