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Five-letter words matching _L__B

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What the remaining words have in common

7 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: SLURB

Position 1C 29%P 29%S 29%B 14%
Position 3U 57%O 29%I 14%
Position 4M 57%R 29%B 14%

Possible answers

BLURB CLIMB PLUMB

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This pattern has 7 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); CLIMB (April 4, 2024); PLUMB (December 11, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter BLURB
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.

Hard Mode BLURB keeps every stated clue.

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__B?

All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, C, P, S
  • 3rd letter I, O, U
  • 4th letter B, M, R
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.

CLIMB

To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: April 4, 2024.

PLUMB

A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: December 11, 2024.

CLOMB

simple past and past participle of climb

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.

PLOMB

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SLUBB

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 _L__B?
7 five-letter words match _L__B 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, SLURB has the highest feedback entropy at 4.64 bits against the possible answers.