- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with BA and ending in L (BA__L)
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BAGEL (May 25, 2023); BANAL (January 6, 2022); BASIL (March 22, 2026).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. BASAL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits BA__L?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter B, G, N, S
- 4th letter A, E, I, U
Meanings and answer history
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BAGEL
A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
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Past Wordle answer: May 25, 2023.
BANAL
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
“banal clichés”
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Past Wordle answer: January 6, 2022.
BASAL
Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
“This is the basal idea.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BASIL
A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
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Past Wordle answer: March 22, 2026.
BABEL
Alternative form of Babel.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BABUL
A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match BA__L?
- 6 five-letter words match BA__L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BAGEL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.94 bits against the possible answers.