- 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 matching _UG_Y
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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: BUGGY (August 5, 2022); MUGGY (November 30, 2025); RUGBY (December 18, 2025).
ABEAR does not fit this page's clues. BUGGY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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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BUGGY
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MUGGY
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RUGBY
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FUGGY
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FUGLY
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HUGGY
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PUGGY
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RUGGY
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VUGGY
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VUGHY
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Pattern guide
What fits _UG_Y?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, F, H, M, P, R, V
- 4th letter B, G, H, L
Meanings and answer history
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BUGGY
A small horse-drawn cart.
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Past Wordle answer: August 5, 2022.
MUGGY
Humid, or hot and humid.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 30, 2025.
RUGBY
A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
“The scrum is a distinctive element of rugby.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 18, 2025.
FUGGY
Muggy; stuffy; poorly ventilated.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FUGLY
Extremely ugly.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HUGGY
Tending to hug; affectionate in a physical way.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUGGY
Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
“a puggy nose”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RUGGY
Frusty, frowsy.
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.
VUGGY
Containing vugs.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VUGHY
Containing vughs, vuggy.
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 _UG_Y?
- 10 five-letter words match _UG_Y 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, RUGBY has the highest feedback entropy at 3.96 bits against the possible answers.