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Five-letter words starting with BAL and ending in S (BAL_S)

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7 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: BALES

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BALLS

plural of ball

“Can you believe he can juggle six balls at once?”

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BALAS

A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.

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BALDS

plural of bald

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BALES

plural of bale

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BALKS

third-person singular simple present indicative of balk

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BALMS

plural of balm

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BALUS

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How many five-letter words match BAL_S?: 7 five-letter words match BAL_S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, BALES has the highest feedback entropy at 5.17 bits against the possible answers.