- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _AB_Y
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This pattern has 7 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: TABBY (November 10, 2025).
AARTI does not fit this page's clues. CABBY 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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Pattern guide
What fits _AB_Y?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, F, G, N, T, Y
- 4th letter B
Meanings and answer history
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CABBY
Alternative form of cabbie (“taxi driver”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TABBY
A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
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Past Wordle answer: November 10, 2025.
GABBY
Inclined to talk too much.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BABBY
Alternative form of baby
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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.
NABBY
A skiff used for fishing.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
YABBY
Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia.
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 _AB_Y?
- 7 five-letter words match _AB_Y 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, TABBY has the highest feedback entropy at 3.8 bits against the possible answers.