- 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 matching F_B__
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This pattern has 9 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: FABLE (January 1, 2026); FIBER (October 19, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. FABLE 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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FABLE
used
FIBER
used
FIBRE
possible
FABBO
guess
FABBY
guess
FIBRO
guess
FUBAR
guess
FUBBY
guess
FUBSY
guess
Pattern guide
What fits F_B__?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, I, U
- 4th letter A, B, E, L, R, S
- 5th letter E, O, R, Y
Meanings and answer history
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FABLE
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 1, 2026.
FIBER
A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.
“The microscope showed a single blue fiber stuck to the sole of the shoe.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 19, 2024.
FIBRE
A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
“The microscope showed several different fibres stuck to the sole of the shoe.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FABBO
fabulous, excellent
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FABBY
fabulous, very good, excellent
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FIBRO
Fibro-cement; a building material consisting of asbestos fibres and cement pressed into sheets.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FUBAR
Alternative form of FUBAR.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FUBBY
plump or chubby
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FUBSY
short and stout; low and wide
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match F_B__?
- 9 five-letter words match F_B__ 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, FABLE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.86 bits against the possible answers.