5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with B and ending in N (B___N)

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Showing 39 matching words
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What the remaining words have in common

39 matching words2 not previously used10 past answers

Position 2A 33%E 15%O 15%R 10%
Position 3S 18%G 13%A 10%R 10%
Position 4O 31%I 21%A 18%W 10%

Possible answers

BACON BARON BASIN BATON BEGAN BEGIN BEGUN BISON BLOWN BRAIN BRAWN BROWN

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish B___N?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with B___N as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: AREIC

In normal mode, this play can cover 12 of 12 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • BLOWN — play this answer next
  • BISON — play this answer next
  • BEGUN — play this answer next
  • BEGIN — play this answer next
  • BROWN — play this answer next
  • BATON — play this answer next
  • BACON — play this answer next
  • BASIN — play this answer next
  • BEGAN — play this answer next
  • BARON — play this answer next
  • BRAWN — play this answer next
  • BRAIN — play this answer next

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 39 words in the Wordle guess list; 12 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 12 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BACON (December 17, 2023); BARON (January 23, 2026); BASIN (June 1, 2024); BATON (July 3, 2026); BEGIN (November 7, 2022); BEGUN (April 15, 2026); BLOWN (June 17, 2022); BRAIN (September 28, 2024); plus 2 more.

Top-ranked splitter AREIC
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
3.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use BAIRN instead.

AREIC does not fit this page's clues. BAIRN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: BEG_N

BEGAN, BEGIN, BEGUN differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AREIC tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits B___N?

All 39 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 56% O 46% I 31% R 26% E 23% U 23%

Words with five different letters

90% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BACON BARON BASIN BATON BEGAN

Common letter pairs

BA 13/39 words (33%) ON 12/39 words (31%) IN 8/39 words (21%) AN 7/39 words (18%) BE 6/39 words (15%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 10% · two: 90% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match B___N?
39 five-letter words match B___N in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 are possible answers.