- 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 B_G_Y
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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: BUGGY (August 5, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. BAGGY 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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Pattern guide
What fits B_G_Y?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, I, O, U
- 4th letter E, G, L, S
Meanings and answer history
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BAGGY
Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BUGGY
A small horse-drawn cart.
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Past Wordle answer: August 5, 2022.
BAGSY
To make a verbal claim to.
“I bagsy the top bunk of the bed.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BIGGY
Something large in size in comparison to similar things.
“The wardrobe is the biggy – we'd better move that first.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BIGLY
Big league.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOGEY
A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
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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.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match B_G_Y?
- 7 five-letter words match B_G_Y 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, BOGEY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.45 bits against the possible answers.