Five-letter words matching B_G_T

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What the remaining words have in common

5 matching words2 not previously used1 past answer

Position 2E 60%I 40%
Position 4O 40%A 20%E 20%H 20%

Possible answers

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BEGAT possible BEGET used BIGOT possible BEGOT guess BIGHT guess

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Two-turn example: BEGAT

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • BEGAT — solved on this guess

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 5 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BEGET (August 2, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter BEGAT
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode BEGAT 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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Pattern guide

What fits B_G_T?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter E, I
  • 4th letter A, E, H, O
Meanings and answer history

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BEGAT

simple past of beget

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.

BEGET

To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.

“The King intends to beget a child within the next five years.”

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 2, 2023.

BIGOT

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

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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BEGOT

simple past of beget

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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BIGHT

A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow

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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How many five-letter words match B_G_T?
5 five-letter words match B_G_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.