Five-letter words matching _IGO_

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: VIGOR (October 8, 2022).

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1.0
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1
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1.59 bits

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ABOVE does not fit this page's clues. RIGOL 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 _IGO_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, F, G, J, M, R, T, V
  • 5th letter D, L, N, R, S, T
Meanings and answer history

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BIGOT

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

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.

RIGOR

US spelling of rigour.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

VIGOR

Alternative form of vigour.

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Past Wordle answer: October 8, 2022.

BIGOS

A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat

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FIGOS

plural of figo

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GIGOT

A leg of lamb or mutton.

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JIGOT

Archaic form of gigot (“joint of meat”).

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MIGOD

Alternative form of oh my God.

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RIGOL

A ridge or channel above a porthole to redirect water flow from dripping inside the vessel.

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TIGON

A cross between a male tiger and a lioness.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _IGO_?
10 five-letter words match _IGO_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, RIGOL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.9 bits against the possible answers.
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