5-Letter Words Matching _ _ B O _

65 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ B O _, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words65 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

labor
robot
arbor
elbow
abbot
taboo
inbox

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (59)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

ambon
ambos
amboy
arbon
babol
baboo
bebog
bebop
bobol
bubos
cabob
cabot
cibol
cobol
debor
dobos
elboa
embog
embow
embox
esbon
gabon
gabor
ghbor
gobos
hoboe
hobos
igbos
inbow
jabon
jabot
jiboa
kabob
kebob
lobos
lubow
mebos
nabob
oxbow
oxboy
pobox
rabot
rebob
rebop
rebox
rubor
sabot
sobor
sybow
tabog
tabor
tobol
umbos
unbog
unbow
unbox
unboy
upbow
yaboo

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 65 matches.

Most common letters

b65
o65
a25
e15
r14
s13
n11
t10
l10
g9

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 14 with 1 unique vowel
  • 49 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -os · 9 words
  • -or · 8 words
  • -ow · 8 words
  • -ot · 6 words
  • -on · 5 words

Strategy

7 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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