- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching BI_G_
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9 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: BILGE
Position 3N 44%G 22%L 22%O 11%
Position 5S 33%Y 33%E 22%O 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
BILGE
used
BINGE
used
BINGO
possible
BIGGS
guess
BIGGY
guess
BILGY
guess
BINGS
guess
BINGY
guess
BIOGS
guess
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BILGE (June 13, 2025); BINGE (October 8, 2023).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 BI_G_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter G, L, N, O
- 5th letter E, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BILGE
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
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Past Wordle answer: June 13, 2025.
BINGE
A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
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Past Wordle answer: October 8, 2023.
BINGO
A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
“He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BIGGS
third-person singular simple present indicative of bigg
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BIGGY
Something large in size in comparison to similar things.
“The wardrobe is the biggy – we'd better move that first.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BILGY
Containing, or resembling, bilge.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BINGS
plural of bing
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BINGY
Of milk or butter: ropy; having gone bad or soured.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BIOGS
plural of biog
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 BI_G_?
- 9 five-letter words match BI_G_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BILGE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.77 bits against the possible answers.