5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching B_A_T

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BEAST BEAUT BLAST BOAST

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BEAST (June 4, 2023); BEAUT (September 17, 2024); BLAST (January 8, 2026); BOAST (December 16, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter ABLES
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ABLES does not fit this page's clues. BEAST keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: B_AST

BEAST, BLAST, BOAST differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABLES tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits B_A_T?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter E, L, O, R
  • 4th letter C, N, R, S, T, U
Meanings and answer history

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BEAST

Any four-footed land mammal.

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

Past Wordle answer: June 4, 2023.

BEAUT

Something or someone that is physically attractive.

“That new car of yours is a real beaut.”

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

Past Wordle answer: September 17, 2024.

BLAST

A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

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

Past Wordle answer: January 8, 2026.

BOAST

A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.

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

Past Wordle answer: December 16, 2024.

BLART

To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament.

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.

BLATT

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

BOART

Alternative spelling of bort.

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BRACT

A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.

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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BRANT

Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

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.

BRAST

simple past of burst

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.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match B_A_T?
10 five-letter words match B_A_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, BEAST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.37 bits against the possible answers.
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