Five-letter words matching _BU__
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9 matching words1 not previously used0 past answers
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ABUSE is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 8 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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What fits _BU__?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, M
- 4th letter B, G, N, R, S, T, Z
- 5th letter A, E, N, S, Z
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ABUSE
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
“human rights abuses”
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ABUNA
The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
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ABUNE
Alternative form of aboon
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ABURA
Any tree of species of genus Mitragyna, from the family Rubiaceae:
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ABURN
burning
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ABUTS
third-person singular simple present indicative of abut
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ABUZZ
Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing.
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MBUBE
A style of a cappella choral music originating among the Zulus of South Africa.
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MBUGA
A heavy dark clay soil found in parts of Africa.
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- How many five-letter words match _BU__?
- 9 five-letter words match _BU__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.