Five-letter words matching BA_M_

Green letters (right spot)
Yellow letters (wrong spots)

Add every position where a present letter cannot go. Use Must contain twice for two copies, or the Solver for full guess rows.

Have completed coloured rows? Continue in Solver
Showing 6 matching words
Copy

BALMY is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 5 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Refine this pattern

You know the green letters. Add the gray and yellow letters from your guesses to get a live next-word suggestion and the answers still in play.

Possible answers

Pattern guide

What fits BA_M_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter L, M, R
  • 5th letter A, S, Y
Meanings and answer history

Definitions do not affect whether Wordle accepts a word. Report a correction.

BALMY

Producing balm.

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

Past Wordle answer: May 8, 2025.

BALMS

plural of balm

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.

BAMMA

An unstylish rural person; a hick.

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.

BAMMY

Crazy.

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.

BARMS

plural of barm

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.

BARMY

Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread”).

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 BA_M_?
6 five-letter words match BA_M_ 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, BARMS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.65 bits against the possible answers.
Keep going
More Wordle tools