Five-letter words matching _S_U_

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6 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ASTUN

Position 1A 33%P 33%I 17%U 17%
Position 3C 17%E 17%H 17%Q 17%
Position 5E 33%D 17%N 17%S 17%

ISSUE is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 5 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

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What fits _S_U_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, I, P, U
  • 3rd letter C, E, H, Q, S, T
  • 5th letter D, E, N, S, T
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ISSUE

The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow

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 18, 2025.

ASCUS

A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.

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

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ASTUN

To astonish.

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

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PSEUD

An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur.

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PSHUT

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USQUE

whisky

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _S_U_?
6 five-letter words match _S_U_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ASTUN has the highest feedback entropy at 4.85 bits against the possible answers.