- 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 _RUM_
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words2 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ARUMS
Position 1C 20%G 20%A 10%B 10%
Position 5P 50%E 20%S 20%B 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CRUMB
used
CRUMP
possible
TRUMP
possible
DRUMS
guess
ARUMS
guess
BRUME
guess
FRUMP
guess
GRUME
guess
GRUMP
guess
KRUMP
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This pattern has 10 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: CRUMB (June 8, 2023).
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 _RUM_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, C, D, F, G, K, T
- 5th letter B, E, P, S
Meanings and answer history
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CRUMB
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
“The pigeons were happily pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground.”
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Past Wordle answer: June 8, 2023.
CRUMP
The sound of a muffled explosion.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TRUMP
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
“Diamonds were declared trump(s).”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DRUMS
plural of drum
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ARUMS
plural of arum
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BRUME
Mist, fog, vapour.
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.
FRUMP
A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
“You look like such a frump today!”
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.
GRUME
A thick semisolid
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GRUMP
A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
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.
KRUMP
Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _RUM_?
- 10 five-letter words match _RUM_ 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, ARUMS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.81 bits against the possible answers.