- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 UDDY (_UDDY)
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This pattern has 9 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: BUDDY (June 30, 2024); RUDDY (February 21, 2023).
ABAMP does not fit this page's clues. BUDDY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_UDDY
BUDDY, MUDDY, RUDDY differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABAMP tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
BUDDY
used
MUDDY
possible
RUDDY
used
CUDDY
guess
DUDDY
guess
FUDDY
guess
NUDDY
guess
PUDDY
guess
WUDDY
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _UDDY?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, D, F, M, N, P, R, W
Meanings and answer history
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BUDDY
A friend or casual acquaintance.
“They have been buddies since they were in school.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 30, 2024.
MUDDY
Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
“He slogged across the muddy field.”
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.
RUDDY
Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 21, 2023.
CUDDY
A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck.
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.
DUDDY
ragged
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FUDDY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NUDDY
Only used in in the nuddy (“naked”)
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.
PUDDY
Pronunciation spelling of pussy (“cat”).
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.
WUDDY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _UDDY?
- 9 five-letter words match _UDDY 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, RUDDY has the highest feedback entropy at 3.62 bits against the possible answers.