- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching R_BI_
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: REBIT
Position 2A 38%E 25%U 25%O 13%
Position 5D 25%N 25%C 13%O 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: RABID (November 2, 2025); ROBIN (February 13, 2022).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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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Pattern guide
What fits R_BI_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, O, U
- 5th letter C, D, N, O, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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RABID
Affected with rabies.
“a rabid dog or fox”
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Past Wordle answer: November 2, 2025.
ROBIN
Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 13, 2022.
RUBIN
Alternative form of rubine (“(obsolete) a ruby”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RUBIO
A surname from Spanish.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RABIC
Of or pertaining to rabies.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RABIS
Alternative spelling of rabiz.
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.
REBID
To bid (command or summon) again.
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.
REBIT
simple past of rebite
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match R_BI_?
- 8 five-letter words match R_BI_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, REBIT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.18 bits against the possible answers.