- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _UD_Y
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This pattern has 15 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 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 1.5 (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 4 possible answers.
BUDDY
used
MUDDY
possible
PUDGY
possible
RUDDY
used
CUDDY
guess
DUDDY
guess
FUDDY
guess
FUDGY
guess
JUDGY
guess
NUDDY
guess
NUDGY
guess
PUDDY
guess
PUDSY
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SUDSY
guess
WUDDY
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _UD_Y?
All 15 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _UD_Y?
- 15 five-letter words match _UD_Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, PUDSY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.14 bits against the possible answers.