Five-letter words matching __IU_
OPIUM is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 7 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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Pattern guide
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
Meanings and answer history
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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.