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Letters you know are in the right spot

Yellow letters

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Must contain

Letters known to appear somewhere in the word

Doesn't contain

Letters known to be absent after accounting for repeats

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Letters in the middle three positions

Each letter must occur in positions 2–4. Extra copies may also appear at either end.

Letters together in this order

For example, IO matches UNION but not IRONY.

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Five-letter words matching _UDG_

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Showing 10 matching words

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Shortlist

What the remaining words have in common

10 matching words2 not previously used3 past answersTight family: _UDGE (4)

Position 1F 20%J 20%N 20%P 20%

Position 5E 60%Y 40%

Possible answers

BUDGE FUDGE JUDGE NUDGE PUDGY

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

BUDGE used FUDGE possible JUDGE used NUDGE used PUDGY possible FUDGY guess JUDGY guess MUDGE guess NUDGY guess PUDGE guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish `_UDG_`?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _UDG_ as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: BENJI

In normal mode, this play can cover 5 of 5 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers

Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray PUDGY — play this answer next
Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray FUDGE — play this answer next
Gray, Yellow, Gray, Yellow, Gray JUDGE — play this answer next
Gray, Yellow, Yellow, Gray, Gray NUDGE — play this answer next
Green, Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray BUDGE — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

Refine this pattern

The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Previously used by Wordle: BUDGE (May 7, 2026); JUDGE (December 26, 2022); NUDGE (March 21, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter BENJI

Average remaining: 1.0
Worst branch: 1
Information: 2.32 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use BUDGE instead.

BENJI does not fit this page's clues. BUDGE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _UDGE

BUDGE, FUDGE, JUDGE, NUDGE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BENJI tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits `_UDG_`?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

1st letter B, F, J, M, N, P
5th letter E, Y

Meanings and answer history

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