- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _ULK_
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BULKY (January 31, 2024); SULKY (May 2, 2023).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. BULKS 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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BULKY
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SULKY
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BULKS
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HULKS
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HULKY
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OULKS
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PULKA
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PULKS
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SULKS
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Pattern guide
What fits _ULK_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, H, O, P, S
- 5th letter A, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BULKY
Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
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Past Wordle answer: January 31, 2024.
SULKY
silent and withdrawn after being upset
“the sulky child”
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Past Wordle answer: May 2, 2023.
BULKS
plural of bulk
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HULKS
plural of hulk
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HULKY
Large; hulking.
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.
OULKS
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PULKA
An animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort.
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.
PULKS
plural of pulk
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SULKS
plural of sulk
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 _ULK_?
- 9 five-letter words match _ULK_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, OULKS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.26 bits against the possible answers.