5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _UNC_

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Possible answers

BUNCH DUNCE HUNCH LUNCH MUNCH OUNCE PUNCH

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 14 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BUNCH (October 5, 2023); HUNCH (March 5, 2024); LUNCH (January 15, 2024); MUNCH (June 18, 2025); OUNCE (August 9, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter HIMBO
Average remaining
1.29
Worst branch
2
Information
2.52 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use BUNCE instead.

HIMBO does not fit this page's clues. BUNCE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.0 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _UNCH

BUNCH, HUNCH, LUNCH, MUNCH, PUNCH differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; HIMBO tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _UNC_?

All 14 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

H 50% E 36% B 21% O 21% D 14% P 14%

Words with five different letters

93% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BUNCH DUNCE LUNCH MUNCH OUNCE

Common letter pairs

UN 25% NC 25% CH 12% CE 9% BU 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 50% · two: 43% · three or more: 7%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _UNC_?
14 five-letter words match _UNC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, RUNCE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.19 bits against the possible answers.
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