- 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_G_
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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).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. BONGO 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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BONGO
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BOUGH
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BODGE
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BODGY
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BOGGY
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BONGS
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BOOGY
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BORGO
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BOUGE
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BOYGS
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Pattern guide
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.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BONGS
plural of bong
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BORGO
A small Italian village.
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.
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.