- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _ORU_
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8 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: TORUS
Position 1K 25%F 13%J 13%M 13%
Position 5S 50%M 25%K 13%N 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: FORUM (October 14, 2025).
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 _ORU_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter F, J, K, M, P, S, T
- 5th letter K, M, N, S
Meanings and answer history
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FORUM
A place for discussion.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 14, 2025.
TORUS
The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).
“A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus.”
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.
JORUM
A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KORUN
plural of koruna
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KORUS
plural of koru
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MORUK
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PORUS
A pore.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SORUS
Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _ORU_?
- 8 five-letter words match _ORU_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TORUS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.08 bits against the possible answers.