- 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 _L_FF
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: CLOFF
Position 1B 22%C 22%F 22%G 11%
Position 3U 44%A 22%I 22%O 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
BLUFF
used
CLIFF
used
FLUFF
used
BLAFF
guess
CLOFF
guess
FLAFF
guess
GLIFF
guess
PLUFF
guess
SLUFF
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: BLUFF (July 30, 2022); CLIFF (January 24, 2026); FLUFF (July 6, 2022).
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 _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.”
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 30, 2022.
CLIFF
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
SLUFF
Alternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
“That is the sluff of a rattler; we must be careful.”
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 _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.