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Five-letter words matching _O_GO

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10 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: SORGO

Position 1B 20%S 20%C 10%D 10%
Position 3N 50%R 30%G 10%O 10%

Possible answers

BONGO FORGO

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 10 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: BONGO (May 14, 2025); FORGO (May 1, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter BONGO
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode BONGO keeps every stated clue.

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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What fits _O_GO?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, C, D, F, H, M, P, S
  • 3rd letter G, N, O, R
Meanings and answer history

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BONGO

A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: May 14, 2025.

FORGO

To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

“I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: May 1, 2022.

CONGO

Alternative form of congou: a kind of Chinese black tea.

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.

BORGO

A small Italian village.

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.

DOGGO

Only used in lie doggo and play doggo.

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.

HOOGO

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

MONGO

Still-usable things salvaged (by sanmen) from garbage.

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.

PONGO

A soldier.

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.

SONGO

A kind of contemporary Cuban music originating in Havana.

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.

SORGO

sorghum

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.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _O_GO?
10 five-letter words match _O_GO 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, SORGO has the highest feedback entropy at 4.27 bits against the possible answers.