- Average remaining
- 2.5
- Worst branch
- 4
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in OUND (_OUND)
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: FOUND (March 28, 2022); HOUND (April 18, 2023); POUND (August 7, 2021); ROUND (September 17, 2021); SOUND (February 14, 2023); WOUND (October 12, 2025).
BARFS does not fit this page's clues. BOUND keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 6.25 (7 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_OUND
BOUND, FOUND, HOUND, MOUND, POUND, ROUND, SOUND, WOUND differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BARFS tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 8 possible answers.
BOUND
possible
FOUND
used
HOUND
used
MOUND
possible
POUND
used
ROUND
used
SOUND
used
WOUND
used
LOUND
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _OUND?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, F, H, L, M, P, R, S, W
Meanings and answer history
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BOUND
simple past and past participle of bind
“I bound the splint to my leg.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FOUND
simple past and past participle of find
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Past Wordle answer: March 28, 2022.
HOUND
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
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Past Wordle answer: April 18, 2023.
MOUND
An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
POUND
A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
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Past Wordle answer: August 7, 2021.
ROUND
Of shape:
“We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 17, 2021.
SOUND
Healthy.
“He was safe and sound.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 14, 2023.
WOUND
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
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Past Wordle answer: October 12, 2025.
LOUND
A hamlet in Toft with (or cum) Lound and Manthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0618).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _OUND?
- 9 five-letter words match _OUND in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ROUND has the highest feedback entropy at 4.83 bits against the possible answers.