Five-letter words matching _UP_S

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9 matching words1 not previously used0 past answers

Position 1O 22%P 22%D 11%J 11%
Position 4A 33%E 33%U 22%H 11%
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LUPUS is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 8 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

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LUPUS possible DUPES guess JUPES guess OUPAS guess OUPHS guess PUPAS guess PUPUS guess SUPES guess ZUPAS guess

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What fits _UP_S?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter D, J, L, O, P, S, Z
  • 4th letter A, E, H, U
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LUPUS

Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

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DUPES

plural of dupe

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JUPES

plural of jupe

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OUPAS

plural of oupa

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OUPHS

plural of ouph

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PUPAS

plural of pupa

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PUPUS

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SUPES

super; extremely.

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ZUPAS

plural of zupa

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How many five-letter words match _UP_S?
9 five-letter words match _UP_S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.