- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching BO_B_
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 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).
ABBAS does not fit this page's clues. BOBBY 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 BO_B_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, B, M, O
- 5th letter E, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BOBBY
A police officer.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOOBY
A stupid person.
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Past Wordle answer: August 12, 2021.
BOMBS
plural of bomb
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOOBS
plural of boob
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOABS
plural of boab
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOMBE
A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOMBO
Short for bombo criollo
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match BO_B_?
- 7 five-letter words match BO_B_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BOABS has the highest feedback entropy at 3.98 bits against the possible answers.