- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 _L_FF
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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: BLUFF (July 30, 2022); CLIFF (January 24, 2026); FLUFF (July 6, 2022).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. BLUFF 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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BLUFF
used
CLIFF
used
FLUFF
used
BLAFF
guess
CLOFF
guess
FLAFF
guess
GLIFF
guess
PLUFF
guess
SLUFF
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _L_FF?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, F, G, P, S
- 3rd letter A, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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BLUFF
An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
“That is only bluff, or That is only a bluff.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 30, 2022.
CLIFF
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
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Past Wordle answer: January 24, 2026.
FLUFF
Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 6, 2022.
BLAFF
to bark
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CLOFF
An allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FLAFF
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GLIFF
A quick glance.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PLUFF
A puff of smoke or dust.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SLUFF
Alternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
“That is the sluff of a rattler; we must be careful.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _L_FF?
- 9 five-letter words match _L_FF 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, CLOFF has the highest feedback entropy at 3.62 bits against the possible answers.