Five-letter words matching _UN_H

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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 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).

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1
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2.32 bits

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

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BLIMP does not fit this page's clues. BUNCH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.4 (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; BLIMP tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _UN_H?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, D, H, L, M, P, R
  • 4th letter C, D, S
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BUNCH

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

“a bunch of grapes”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: October 5, 2023.

HUNCH

A hump; a protuberance.

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Past Wordle answer: March 5, 2024.

LUNCH

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: January 15, 2024.

MUNCH

To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.

“Jim was munching on a biscotti.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: June 18, 2025.

PUNCH

A hit or strike with one's fist.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

BUNDH

Alternative form of bund (pond)

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

DUNCH

To knock against; to hit, punch

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

DUNSH

Alternative spelling of dunch.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

RUNCH

The wild radish.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _UN_H?
9 five-letter words match _UN_H in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, RUNCH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.55 bits against the possible answers.
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