- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 TE (B__TE)
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This pattern has 8 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: BASTE (March 20, 2025); BRUTE (August 22, 2024).
AARGH does not fit this page's clues. BRUTE 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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BASTE
past answer
BRUTE
past answer
BUTTE
possible answer
BITTE
Wordle guess
BLATE
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BLITE
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BOITE
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BOTTE
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Pattern guide
What fits B__TE?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, I, L, O, R, U
- 3rd letter A, I, S, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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BASTE
To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 20, 2025.
BRUTE
Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
“a brute beast”
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 22, 2024.
BUTTE
An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
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.
BITTE
Obsolete form of bit.
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.
BLATE
Bashful, sheepish.
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.
BLITE
The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.
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.
BOITE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOTTE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match B__TE?
- 8 five-letter words match B__TE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BLATE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.41 bits against the possible answers.
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