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- Worst branch
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- Information
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching __LG_
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8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: BILGE
Position 1B 63%M 13%V 13%W 13%
Position 2U 50%I 38%E 13%
Position 5A 38%E 25%Y 25%O 13%
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This pattern has 8 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: BILGE (June 13, 2025); BULGE (September 6, 2025).
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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Pattern guide
What fits __LG_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, M, V, W
- 2nd letter E, I, U
- 5th letter A, E, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BILGE
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 13, 2025.
BULGE
An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
“a bulge in a wall”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 6, 2025.
BELGA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BILGY
Containing, or resembling, bilge.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BULGY
Having one or more bulges; bulging
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MULGA
Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VULGO
In the vernacular; commonly known as.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WILGA
Geijera parviflora, a small tree or bush found in inland parts of eastern Australia, and grown elsewhere for its drought tolerance and its graceful willow-like weeping form.
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 __LG_?
- 8 five-letter words match __LG_ 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, BILGE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.77 bits against the possible answers.