5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching S__B_

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What the remaining words have in common

30 matching words0 not previously used1 past answer

Position 2L 17%N 17%A 10%C 10%
Position 3U 23%O 20%A 17%B 10%
Position 5S 57%A 17%E 10%O 7%
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SCUBA is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 29 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer SCUBA last recorded Sep 29, 2026

Possible answers

SCUBA

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

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What fits S__B_?

All 30 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

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Useful letters still to test

A 37% O 33% U 27% L 17% E 17% N 17%

Words with five different letters

23% of the matches have no repeated letters.

SCUBA SAMBO SCOBE SHUBA SIMBA

Common letter pairs

BS 17/30 words (57%) UB 8/30 words (27%) OB 6/30 words (20%) BA 5/30 words (17%) SL 5/30 words (17%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 67% · two: 30% · three or more: 3%

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