- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _UT_O
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: BUTEO
Position 1O 43%B 14%C 14%N 14%
Position 4T 29%D 14%E 14%G 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: OUTDO (July 28, 2021).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits _UT_O?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, N, O, P
- 4th letter D, E, G, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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OUTDO
To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
“You've outdone yourself—another personal best!”
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Past Wordle answer: July 28, 2021.
OUTGO
A cost, expenditure, or outlay.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BUTEO
Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CUTTO
Alternative form of cuttoe.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NUTSO
Crazy, insane.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OUTRO
A portion of music at the end of a song.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUTTO
A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _UT_O?
- 7 five-letter words match _UT_O in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BUTEO has the highest feedback entropy at 4.83 bits against the possible answers.