- 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 ending in UMPY (_UMPY)
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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: JUMPY (July 10, 2025); LUMPY (August 3, 2025).
ABJAD does not fit this page's clues. DUMPY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_UMPY
DUMPY, JUMPY, LUMPY differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABJAD tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _UMPY?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, H, J, L, P, R, T
Meanings and answer history
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DUMPY
Short and thick; stout or stocky.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
JUMPY
Nervous and excited.
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Past Wordle answer: July 10, 2025.
LUMPY
Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
“I don't know which was worse, the lumpy soup or the lumpy bed.”
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Past Wordle answer: August 3, 2025.
BUMPY
Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.
“a bumpy ride”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HUMPY
Characterised by humps, uneven.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUMPY
Intense on the forearms.
“a pumpy climb”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RUMPY
A Manx cat with virtually no tail, particularly prized among Manx breeders.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TUMPY
uneven
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _UMPY?
- 8 five-letter words match _UMPY 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, RUMPY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.08 bits against the possible answers.