Five-letter words matching _B_N_
EBONY is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 9 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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Pattern guide
What fits _B_N_?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, O
- 3rd letter A, E, O, U
- 5th letter A, D, E, G, K, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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EBONY
A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
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Past Wordle answer: May 3, 2024.
ABAND
To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ABENG
An animal (usually bull) horn used by the Maroon people of Jamaica as a musical instrument; and also (historical) formerly by slaveholders to summon slaves to canefields and by the Maroon army to communicate cryptic messages over great distances.
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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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EBANK
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EBENA
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EBENE
A psychoactive material, variously described as obtained from plants of either the genus Virola or of Anadenanthera peregrina, used ritually as snuff by the Yanomamo people of South America.
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EBONS
plural of ebon
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OBANG
An old Japanese gold coin.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _B_N_?
- 10 five-letter words match _B_N_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ABUNE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.91 bits against the possible answers.