- 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 _LUR_
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: ALURE
Position 1B 33%S 33%A 22%F 11%
Position 5B 22%S 22%E 11%K 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
BLURB
used
BLURT
used
SLURP
possible
SLURS
guess
ALURE
guess
ALURK
guess
BLURS
guess
FLURR
guess
SLURB
guess
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This pattern has 9 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: BLURB (January 21, 2023); BLURT (November 5, 2021).
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 _LUR_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, F, S
- 5th letter B, E, K, P, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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BLURB
A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 21, 2023.
BLURT
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
“Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.”
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 5, 2021.
SLURP
To eat or drink noisily.
“They sat in the kitchen slurping their spaghetti.”
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.
SLURS
plural of slur
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.
ALURE
A walkway or passageway.
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.
ALURK
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BLURS
plural of blur
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.
FLURR
To scatter.
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.
SLURB
A homogeneous sprawl of urban and suburban developments.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _LUR_?
- 9 five-letter words match _LUR_ 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, ALURE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.59 bits against the possible answers.