- 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 _BB__
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: ABBES
Position 1A 63%E 25%O 13%
Position 4E 63%O 25%A 13%
Position 5S 38%D 25%T 25%Y 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: ABBEY (January 13, 2022); ABBOT (December 28, 2025).
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 _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.”
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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.
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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.