Five-letter words matching L_MB_
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Pattern guide
What fits L_MB_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
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LIMBO
A speculative place or state, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist…
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Past Wordle answer: October 20, 2025.
LAMBS
plural of lamb
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LIMBS
plural of limb
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LAMBY
Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb.
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LIMBA
A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments.
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LIMBI
plural of limbus
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LIMBY
Having many limbs, or branches.
“a limby tree”
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LUMBI
plural of lumbus
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match L_MB_?
- 8 five-letter words match L_MB_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, LAMBS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.39 bits against the possible answers.