Five-letter words starting with S and ending in BA (S__BA)

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Position 2A 40%C 20%H 20%I 20%
Position 3U 60%M 40%
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SCUBA is the only possible answer that fits.

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SCUBA possible SAMBA guess SAUBA guess SHUBA guess SIMBA guess

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What fits S__BA?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

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  • 3rd letter M, U
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SCUBA

An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.

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SAMBA

A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.

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SAUBA

Synonym of sauba ant.

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SHUBA

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SIMBA

The Western Bolivian Guaraní language, ISO language code gnw.

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How many five-letter words match S__BA?
5 five-letter words match S__BA in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.