- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching B_S_N
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: BASEN
Position 2A 57%O 29%I 14%
Position 4O 43%A 14%E 14%I 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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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: BASIN (June 1, 2024).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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_S_N?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, I, O
- 4th letter A, E, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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BASIN
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
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Past Wordle answer: June 1, 2024.
BISON
A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BASAN
Alternative form of basil (a tanned sheepskin)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BASEN
To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BASON
Alternative form of basin.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOSON
A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOSUN
Alternative form of boatswain (“warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match B_S_N?
- 7 five-letter words match B_S_N 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, BASEN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.15 bits against the possible answers.