- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with B and ending in GE (B__GE)
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BADGE (May 6, 2022); BARGE (July 13, 2023); BILGE (June 13, 2025); BINGE (October 8, 2023); BUDGE (May 7, 2026); BULGE (September 6, 2025).
ADDIN does not fit this page's clues. BADGE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.0 (3 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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BADGE
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BARGE
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BILGE
used
BINGE
used
BUDGE
used
BULGE
used
BEIGE
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BODGE
guess
BOUGE
guess
Pattern guide
What fits B__GE?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 3rd letter D, I, L, N, R, U
Meanings and answer history
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BADGE
A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
“the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 6, 2022.
BARGE
A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 13, 2023.
BILGE
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
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Past Wordle answer: June 13, 2025.
BINGE
A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
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Past Wordle answer: October 8, 2023.
BUDGE
To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
“I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 7, 2026.
BULGE
An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
“a bulge in a wall”
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 6, 2025.
BEIGE
A colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow greyish off-white.
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.
BODGE
To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.
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.
BOUGE
To swell out.
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__GE?
- 9 five-letter words match B__GE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BARGE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.11 bits against the possible answers.