- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words matching B_N_O
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This pattern has 7 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: BANJO (August 1, 2025); BONGO (May 14, 2025).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. BINGO 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_N_O?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 4th letter C, G, J, K, T
Meanings and answer history
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BANJO
A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
“I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee...”
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Past Wordle answer: August 1, 2025.
BINGO
A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
“He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BONGO
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
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Past Wordle answer: May 14, 2025.
BANCO
Being or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BENTO
A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BUNCO
A swindle or confidence trick.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BUNKO
Alternative spelling of bunco.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match B_N_O?
- 7 five-letter words match B_N_O in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.