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5 Letter Words Ending in BA

5 letter words ending in BA come to 61 in total, and Wordle has already taken 2 of them as answers.

5 Letter Words Ending in BA such as RUMBA, SCUBA, and SAMBA

5 letter words ending in BA keep M in the third position more than any other letter. Words such as BEMBA, CYMBA and DOMBA take the same shape, one tile at a time.

Since the B and A are fixed as a pair, the third tile is what separates one answer from another. A guess with M in that position tests the strongest shape first.

15 have a doubled letter. About 3% (2) have already been Wordle answers.

Best 5 Letter Words Ending in BA

2 of these have already been Wordle answers, and the words a player knows come before the rest.

  • RUMBA
  • SCUBA
  • SAMBA
  • AMEBA
  • ANIBA
  • ARABA
  • AROBA
  • ATEBA
  • BANBA
  • BARBA
  • BEMBA
  • BREBA
  • BUBBA
  • CAABA
  • CAOBA
  • CEIBA
  • CHEBA
  • CHIBA
  • COOBA
  • CYMBA
  • DABBA
  • DHABA
  • DOMBA
  • DORBA
  • DRABA
  • DUBBA
  • DUMBA
  • GABBA
  • GAMBA
  • GARBA
  • GIRBA
  • GLEBA
  • GUABA
  • GUBBA
  • GUIBA
  • HAMBA
  • HERBA
  • HUBBA
  • JIBBA
  • JUMBA
  • KAABA
  • KAMBA
  • KUBBA
  • LABBA
  • LAMBA
  • LIMBA
  • MAMBA
  • MANBA
  • MBUBA
  • MELBA
  • PIABA
  • QUBBA
  • SAUBA
  • SHUBA
  • SIMBA
  • TSUBA
  • TUBBA
  • VERBA
  • WHIBA
  • YABBA
  • YERBA

5 Letter Words Ending in BBA

12 words end in BBA, and none of them has been a Wordle answer yet.

  • BUBBA
  • DABBA
  • DUBBA
  • GABBA
  • GUBBA
  • HUBBA
  • JIBBA
  • KUBBA
  • LABBA
  • QUBBA
  • TUBBA
  • YABBA

5 Letter Words Ending in MBA

14 words end in MBA, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. SAMBA is the one most players know.

  • RUMBA
  • SAMBA
  • BEMBA
  • CYMBA
  • DOMBA
  • DUMBA
  • GAMBA
  • HAMBA
  • JUMBA
  • KAMBA
  • LAMBA
  • LIMBA
  • MAMBA
  • SIMBA

5 Letter Words That End in BA

35 words end in BA, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. SCUBA is the one most players know.

  • ARABA
  • CAABA
  • DHABA
  • DRABA
  • GUABA
  • KAABA
  • PIABA
  • AMEBA
  • ATEBA
  • BREBA
  • CHEBA
  • GLEBA
  • ANIBA
  • CEIBA
  • CHIBA
  • GUIBA
  • WHIBA
  • MELBA
  • BANBA
  • MANBA
  • AROBA
  • CAOBA
  • COOBA
  • BARBA
  • DORBA
  • GARBA
  • GIRBA
  • HERBA
  • VERBA
  • YERBA
  • SCUBA
  • MBUBA
  • SAUBA
  • SHUBA
  • TSUBA

FAQs

What are some 5 letter words ending in BA?

The words that qualify are SCUBA, SAMBA, RUMBA, and AMEBA. In all, 61 match the shape, and Wordle has already used 2 of them as answers.

Which 5 letter words ending in BA make good Wordle guesses?

The strongest guess is a word Wordle has already used as an answer, and SCUBA is the one that qualifies. It spends its five tiles on letters that turn up in plenty of other words, so even a grey tile rules a lot out.

Are there 5 letter words ending in BA with double letters?

Yes, and there are more than most players expect: 15 of them repeat a letter back to back, BUBBA, CAABA, and COOBA among them. A repeat is the shape players rule out first, so when the board stalls, a double is worth the turn.

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Ethan Walker

Ethan Walker

I’m Ethan Walker, cofounder of Vocabularyan.com. Over 12 years in ESL and English learning, I’ve worked closely with vocabulary practice, learner writing, phrase use, and the sentence habits that shape fluent expression. I write with a practical eye for the English learners meet every day, from study notes to conversations and online writing.