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Five-letter words matching BO_G_

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10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: BOUGE

Position 3D 20%N 20%U 20%G 10%
Position 5Y 30%E 20%O 20%S 20%

Possible answers

BONGO BOUGH

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This pattern has 10 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: BONGO (May 14, 2025); BOUGH (October 4, 2022).

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

Hard Mode BONGO keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits BO_G_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter D, G, N, O, R, U, Y
  • 5th letter E, H, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history

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BONGO

A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

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

Past Wordle answer: May 14, 2025.

BOUGH

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

“When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. (Rock-a-bye Baby)”

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

Past Wordle answer: October 4, 2022.

BODGE

To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.

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.

BODGY

Fake; phony.

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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BOGGY

Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.

“The edge of the woods led out onto a noisome, boggy fen, a paradise for mosquitos and small frogs.”

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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BONGS

plural of bong

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BOOGY

Alternative form of boogie.

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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BORGO

A small Italian village.

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BOUGE

To swell out.

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.

BOYGS

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match BO_G_?
10 five-letter words match BO_G_ 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, BOUGE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.61 bits against the possible answers.