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Five-letter words matching __IU_

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8 matching words1 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: SHIUR

Position 1O 50%A 13%I 13%P 13%
Position 2B 13%D 13%H 13%L 13%
Position 5M 63%S 25%R 13%

OPIUM is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 7 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer OPIUM

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OPIUM

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What fits __IU_?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, I, O, P, S
  • 2nd letter B, D, H, L, N, P, R, T
  • 5th letter M, R, S
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OPIUM

A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

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PRIUS

Ellipsis of Toyota Prius, a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota.

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ABIUS

plural of abiu

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ILIUM

The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.

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ODIUM

Hatred; dislike.

“His conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.”

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ONIUM

Any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families.

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OTIUM

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SHIUR

A lesson on a topic in the Tanakh.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match __IU_?
8 five-letter words match __IU_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SHIUR has the highest feedback entropy at 4.96 bits against the possible answers.