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Five-letter words matching BO_B_

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7 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: BOABS

Position 3M 43%O 29%A 14%B 14%
Position 5S 43%Y 29%E 14%O 14%

Possible answers

BOBBY BOOBY

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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).

Top-ranked splitter BOBBY
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode BOBBY keeps every stated clue.

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 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.

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

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BOOBY

A stupid person.

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

Past Wordle answer: August 12, 2021.

BOMBS

plural of bomb

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BOOBS

plural of boob

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BOABS

plural of boab

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BOMBE

A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.

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BOMBO

Short for bombo criollo

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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 3.97 bits against the possible answers.