- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _RIB_
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This pattern has 7 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: BRIBE (August 22, 2021).
AARTI does not fit this page's clues. BRIBE 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 _RIB_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, D, F, O, T
- 5th letter E, I, O, S
Meanings and answer history
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BRIBE
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 22, 2021.
TRIBE
An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
“the Twelve Tribes of Israel; Germanic tribes; Celtic tribes”
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.
CRIBO
Any of various snakes in the genus Drymarchon.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRIBS
plural of crib
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DRIBS
plural of drib
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FRIBS
plural of frib
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ORIBI
Ourebia ourebi, a species of antelope.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _RIB_?
- 7 five-letter words match _RIB_ 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, TRIBE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.34 bits against the possible answers.