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Updated June 2026
Scottish and northern English for attractive, beautiful, or fine.
“She was a bonny lass with bright blue eyes.”
bon·ny
"Bonny" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants.
"Bonny" is worth 10 points before board bonuses. Aim its letters at double/triple-letter and word squares to lift the score.
Change a single letter of “bonny” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.
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