Five-letter words starting with B and ending in Y (B___Y)

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26 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, BADLY produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 2nd letter: A, E, I, O, R, U·3rd letter: A, B, D, E, G, I, L, N, O, R, S, T, W·4th letter: B, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, R, S, T, Z

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Possible answers

14 more possible answers are in the full list below.

BADLY used BAGGY possible BALMY used BATTY used BAWDY used BEADY used BEEFY used BELLY used BERRY possible BIDDY possible BILLY possible BITTY possible BOBBY possible BONEY possible BOOBY used BOOTY used BOOZY used BOSSY used BRINY used BUDDY used BUGGY used BULKY used BULLY used BUNNY used BURLY used BUSHY possible BARRY guess BENNY guess BETTY guess BUFFY guess BUMPY guess BUNDY guess BUSTY guess BABBY guess BACCY guess BACKY guess BADDY guess BAFFY guess BAGSY guess BALDY guess BALKY guess BALLY guess BAMMY guess BANDY guess BANKY guess BANTY guess BARBY guess BARDY guess BARFY guess BARKY guess BARMY guess BARNY guess BASSY guess BAWTY guess BEAKY guess BEAMY guess BEANY guess BEATY guess BEERY guess BEIGY guess BELAY guess BENDY guess BENTY guess BERAY guess BEVVY guess BEWDY guess BEZZY guess BIALY guess BICCY guess BICKY guess BIFFY guess BIGGY guess BIGLY guess BIKKY guess BILBY guess BILGY guess BINGY guess BINKY guess BIPPY guess BIRSY guess BITEY guess BITSY guess BIVVY guess BIZZY guess BLADY guess BLIMY guess BLINY guess BLOWY guess BLUDY guess BLUEY guess BOATY guess BODGY guess BOGEY guess BOGGY guess BONNY guess BOOAY guess BOODY guess BOOFY guess BOOGY guess BOOKY guess BOOMY guess BOPPY guess BORTY guess BOSEY guess BOSKY guess BOTHY guess BOTTY guess BOUSY guess BOXTY guess BOYEY guess BOYLY guess BOYSY guess BRAKY guess BRAXY guess BROSY guess BUBBY guess BUFTY guess BULGY guess BUNGY guess BUNJY guess BUNTY guess BUPPY guess BURRY guess BUSBY guess BUSKY guess BUTTY guess BUZZY guess BYWAY guess

Pattern guide

What fits B___Y?

All 128 matching words are shown above. 26 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

53% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

BO 5% BA 5% BU 4% BI 4% BE 4%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 78% · two: 21% · three or more: 1%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match B___Y?
128 five-letter words match B___Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 26 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, BERAY has the highest feedback entropy at 5.02 bits against the possible answers.
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