- 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 _LU_E
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This pattern has 15 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: ELUDE (January 23, 2023); FLUKE (March 1, 2026); FLUME (August 26, 2021); FLUTE (December 7, 2025); PLUME (May 1, 2026).
DEMPT does not fit this page's clues. FLUME 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.
Tight family:
FLU_E
FLUKE, FLUME, FLUTE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; DEMPT tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
ELUDE
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FLUKE
used
FLUME
used
FLUTE
used
PLUME
used
ALURE
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BLUDE
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BLUME
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ELUTE
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GLUME
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GLUTE
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KLUGE
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PLUKE
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PLUTE
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SLUSE
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Pattern guide
What fits _LU_E?
All 15 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _LU_E?
- 15 five-letter words match _LU_E 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, ALURE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.59 bits against the possible answers.