- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 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 BOO and ending in Y (BOO_Y)
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersTight family: BOO_Y (3)
Position 4A 11%B 11%D 11%F 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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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: BOOBY (August 12, 2021); BOOTY (March 31, 2025); BOOZY (October 27, 2021).
ABBOT does not fit this page's clues. BOOTY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
BOO_Y
BOOBY, BOOTY, BOOZY differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABBOT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits BOO_Y?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 4th letter A, B, D, F, G, K, M, T, Z
Meanings and answer history
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BOOBY
A stupid person.
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Past Wordle answer: August 12, 2021.
BOOTY
A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
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Past Wordle answer: March 31, 2025.
BOOZY
Intoxicated by alcohol.
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Past Wordle answer: October 27, 2021.
BOOAY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOODY
To sulk or mope.
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.
BOOFY
Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
“My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOOGY
Alternative form of boogie.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOOKY
Treacherous, snitchy, not trustworthy.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOOMY
Characterized by heavy bass sounds.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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- How many five-letter words match BOO_Y?
- 9 five-letter words match BOO_Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.