- 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 _BB__
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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: ABBEY (January 13, 2022); ABBOT (December 28, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. ABBED 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 _BB__?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, O
- 4th letter A, E, O
- 5th letter D, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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ABBEY
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
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Past Wordle answer: January 13, 2022.
ABBOT
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
“The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 28, 2025.
ABBAS
plural of abba
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABBED
Having visible abdominal muscles; having abs.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABBES
plural of abbe
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
EBBED
Having receded, or reduced in amount, intensity, or importance; diminished.
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.
EBBET
The eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OBBOS
plural of obbo
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _BB__?
- 8 five-letter words match _BB__ 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, ABBES has the highest feedback entropy at 4.1 bits against the possible answers.