Five-letter words matching _IM_O
LIMBO is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 6 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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Pattern guide
What fits _IM_O?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, H, K, L, M, T
- 4th letter B, E
Meanings and answer history
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LIMBO
A speculative place or state, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist…
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Past Wordle answer: October 20, 2025.
BIMBO
A physically attractive person, typically a woman or otherwise feminine in appearance, who lacks intelligence.
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DIMBO
A dimwit or idiot.
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HIMBO
A physically attractive man who lacks intelligence; the male equivalent of a bimbo.
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KIMBO
Archaic form of akimbo (“with hands on hips and elbows outward”).
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MIMEO
To make one or more copies using a mimeograph (machine).
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TIMBO
The pacara tree, Enterolobium contortisiliquum.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _IM_O?
- 7 five-letter words match _IM_O 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, TIMBO has the highest feedback entropy at 4.31 bits against the possible answers.