- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 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 _UL_E
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8
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words2 not previously used1 past answer
Position 1B 25%D 25%M 25%P 13%
Position 4S 50%C 13%G 13%I 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish _UL_E?
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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: ABACS
In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray TULLE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow PULSE — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray BULGE — play this answer next
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This pattern has 8 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: BULGE (September 6, 2025).
ABACS does not fit this page's clues. BULSE 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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Pattern guide
What fits _UL_E?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, M, P, T
- 4th letter C, G, I, L, S
Meanings and answer history
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BULGE
An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
“a bulge in a wall”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 6, 2025.
PULSE
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the qualitative nature of this beat.
“Her pulse was thready and weak.”
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.
TULLE
A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
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.
BULSE
A bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials.
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.
DULCE
Sweetness.
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.
DULSE
A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
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.
MULIE
A barge rigged with a spritsail main, and a large gaff rigged mizzen afore the steering wheel
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.
MULSE
Wine or water boiled and mixed with honey.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _UL_E?
- 8 five-letter words match _UL_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.