Five-letter words matching _U__S

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4 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, HUMUS produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 1st letter: G, H, L, M·3rd letter: C, E, M, P·4th letter: S, U

Possible answers

used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.

GUESS Very unlikely used HUMUS Likely LUPUS Likely MUCUS Likely AUNTS Very unlikely AUTOS Very unlikely BUCKS Very unlikely BUFFS Very unlikely BULBS Very unlikely BULLS Very unlikely BUMPS Very unlikely BURNS Very unlikely BUSES Very unlikely BUSTS Very unlikely BUTTS Very unlikely CUBES Very unlikely CUFFS Very unlikely CULTS Very unlikely CUNTS Very unlikely CURES Very unlikely CURLS Very unlikely DUCKS Very unlikely DUCTS Very unlikely DUDES Very unlikely DUKES Very unlikely DUMPS Very unlikely DUNES Very unlikely EUROS Very unlikely FUCKS Very unlikely FUELS Very unlikely FUMES Very unlikely FUNDS Very unlikely FUSES Very unlikely GULLS Very unlikely GUSTS Very unlikely HUNTS Very unlikely HURTS Very unlikely JUDAS Very unlikely JUMPS Very unlikely KUDOS Possible LUMPS Very unlikely LUNGS Very unlikely MULES Very unlikely MUSES Very unlikely NUDES Very unlikely NUKES Very unlikely PUFFS Very unlikely PULLS Very unlikely PUMPS Very unlikely QUITS Very unlikely RUFUS Very unlikely RUINS Very unlikely RULES Very unlikely SUCKS Very unlikely SUITS Very unlikely TUBES Very unlikely TUFTS Very unlikely TUNES Very unlikely TURKS Very unlikely TURNS Very unlikely AUGES Very unlikely AULAS Very unlikely AULOS Very unlikely AUNES Very unlikely AURAS Very unlikely AURES Very unlikely AURIS Very unlikely BUATS Very unlikely BUBAS Very unlikely BUBUS Very unlikely BUDAS Very unlikely BUDES Very unlikely BUDIS Very unlikely BUDOS Very unlikely BUFOS Very unlikely BUHLS Very unlikely BUHRS Very unlikely BUIKS Very unlikely BUKES Very unlikely BUKOS Very unlikely BULKS Very unlikely BUMFS Very unlikely BUNAS Very unlikely BUNDS Very unlikely BUNGS Very unlikely BUNKS Very unlikely BUNNS Very unlikely BUNTS Very unlikely BUOYS Very unlikely BURAS Very unlikely BURBS Very unlikely BURDS Very unlikely BURGS Very unlikely BURKS Very unlikely BURLS Very unlikely BURPS Very unlikely BURRS Very unlikely BUSKS Very unlikely BUTES Very unlikely CUCKS Very unlikely CUIFS Very unlikely CUITS Very unlikely CUKES Very unlikely CULLS Very unlikely CULMS Very unlikely CURBS Very unlikely CURDS Very unlikely CURFS Very unlikely CURNS Very unlikely CURRS Very unlikely CUSKS Very unlikely CUSPS Very unlikely CUTES Very unlikely CUTIS Very unlikely CUZES Very unlikely DUADS Very unlikely DUALS Very unlikely DUANS Very unlikely DUARS Very unlikely DUCES Very unlikely DUELS Very unlikely DUETS Very unlikely DUFFS Very unlikely DUFUS Very unlikely DUITS Very unlikely DUKAS Very unlikely DULES Very unlikely DULLS Very unlikely DUMAS Very unlikely DUMBS Very unlikely DUNGS Very unlikely DUNKS Very unlikely DUNTS Very unlikely DUPES Very unlikely DURAS Very unlikely DURES Very unlikely DURNS Very unlikely DUROS Very unlikely DURRS Very unlikely DUSKS Very unlikely DUSTS Very unlikely DUXES Very unlikely EUGHS Very unlikely FUCUS Very unlikely FUFFS Very unlikely FUGIS Very unlikely FUGUS Very unlikely FUJIS Very unlikely FULLS Very unlikely FUNGS Very unlikely FUNIS Very unlikely FUNKS Very unlikely FUNTS Very unlikely FURLS Very unlikely FUROS Very unlikely FURRS Very unlikely FUSKS Very unlikely FUSTS Very unlikely FUZES Very unlikely GUANS Very unlikely GUARS Very unlikely GUCKS Very unlikely GUDES Very unlikely GUFFS Very unlikely GUGAS Very unlikely GUIDS Very unlikely GULAS Very unlikely GULES Very unlikely GULFS Very unlikely GULPS Very unlikely GUMPS Very unlikely GUNAS Very unlikely GUNKS Very unlikely GURKS Very unlikely GURLS Very unlikely GURNS Very unlikely GURUS Very unlikely HUCKS Very unlikely HUERS Very unlikely HUFFS Very unlikely HUHUS Very unlikely HUIAS Very unlikely HUIES Very unlikely HULAS Very unlikely HULES Very unlikely HULKS Very unlikely HULLS Very unlikely HUMAS Very unlikely HUMFS Very unlikely HUMPS Very unlikely HUNKS Very unlikely HURDS Very unlikely HURLS Very unlikely HUSKS Very unlikely HUSOS Very unlikely JUBAS Very unlikely JUBES Very unlikely JUCOS Very unlikely JUDOS Very unlikely JUJUS Very unlikely

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CAPUT leaves 32.6041 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 442 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, HUMUS has a 25.9% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 71.0672 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.

How this is calculated

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _U__S?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _U__S as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Pattern guide

What fits _U__S?

442 words match this pattern in the Wordle guess list. 4 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

66% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

ES 74/442 words (17%) UR 71/442 words (16%) US 64/442 words (14%) UN 54/442 words (12%) AS 49/442 words (11%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 42% · two: 53% · three or more: 5%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _U__S?
442 five-letter words match _U__S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.