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Five-letter words matching _U_ID

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9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: LURID

Position 1L 22%M 22%C 11%H 11%
Position 3C 22%M 22%R 22%P 11%

Possible answers

HUMID LUCID LURID

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This pattern has 9 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: HUMID (June 2, 2023); LUCID (April 20, 2024); LURID (November 14, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter LUCID
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode LUCID keeps every stated clue.

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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 _U_ID?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, H, L, M, P, R, T
  • 3rd letter C, M, P, R, T, V
Meanings and answer history

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HUMID

Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.

“humid earth”

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 2, 2023.

LUCID

Clear; easily understood.

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

Past Wordle answer: April 20, 2024.

LURID

Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.

“The accident was described with lurid detail.”

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

Past Wordle answer: November 14, 2025.

CUPID

A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.

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.

MUCID

Musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

MURID

Of or belonging to the family Muridae.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

PUTID

rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

RUVID

rough

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.

TUMID

Swollen, enlarged, bulging.

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.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _U_ID?
9 five-letter words match _U_ID in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, LURID has the highest feedback entropy at 4.82 bits against the possible answers.