- 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 URLY (_URLY)
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This pattern has 6 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: BURLY (July 21, 2023); CURLY (July 29, 2023); SURLY (March 14, 2023).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. BURLY 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:
_URLY
BURLY, CURLY, SURLY differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABACA tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _URLY?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, G, H, M, S
Meanings and answer history
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BURLY
Large, well-built, and muscular.
“He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 21, 2023.
CURLY
Having curls.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 29, 2023.
SURLY
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 14, 2023.
GURLY
Fierce and stormy.
“a gurly wind”
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.
HURLY
A wheelbarrow.
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.
MURLY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _URLY?
- 6 five-letter words match _URLY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.