- 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 _UBI_
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: RUBIN
Position 1C 20%P 20%R 20%K 10%
Position 5T 30%C 20%A 10%E 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CUBIC
used
CUBIT
used
PUBIC
possible
RUBIN
guess
RUBIO
guess
KUBIE
guess
NUBIA
guess
OUBIT
guess
PUBIS
guess
QUBIT
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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: CUBIC (January 21, 2026); CUBIT (April 16, 2026).
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 _UBI_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, K, N, O, P, Q, R
- 5th letter A, C, E, N, O, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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CUBIC
Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
“cubic foot”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 21, 2026.
CUBIT
The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 16, 2026.
PUBIC
Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.
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.
RUBIN
Alternative form of rubine (“(obsolete) a ruby”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RUBIO
A surname from Spanish.
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.
KUBIE
Kubasa, especially when served on a hot dog bun.
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.
NUBIA
A light, knitted headscarf worn by women.
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.
OUBIT
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUBIS
The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
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.
QUBIT
A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.
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 _UBI_?
- 10 five-letter words match _UBI_ 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, RUBIN has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.