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Five-letter words matching _P_U_

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10 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: SPRUE

Position 1S 50%A 20%U 20%O 10%
Position 3R 30%P 20%A 10%E 10%
Position 5G 20%L 20%E 10%I 10%

Possible answers

OPIUM SPOUT

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This pattern has 10 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: SPOUT (August 31, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter OPIUM
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.

Hard Mode OPIUM 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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What fits _P_U_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, O, S, U
  • 3rd letter A, E, F, I, O, P, R
  • 5th letter E, G, I, L, M, N, T, Y
Meanings and answer history

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OPIUM

A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

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.

SPOUT

A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.

“I dropped my china teapot, and its spout broke.”

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

Past Wordle answer: August 31, 2024.

APPUI

Clipping of point d'appui.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

APPUY

Alternative spelling of appui.

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SPAUL

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SPEUG

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SPRUE

A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.

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SPRUG

house sparrow

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UPFUL

optimistic; uplifting; positive

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.

UPRUN

To run up; ascend.

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 _P_U_?
10 five-letter words match _P_U_ 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, SPRUE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.13 bits against the possible answers.