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- Worst branch
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- Information
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Five-letter words starting with NIC
Our Wordle guess list has 9 five-letter words that start with NIC.
9 matching words
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This list has 9 Wordle guesses; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: NICER (May 20, 2024); NICHE (November 20, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. NICED 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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Where these letters usually land
The NIC prefix fixes these letters in positions 1, 2 and 3; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- N most often the 1st letter (100% of these words).
- I most often the 2nd letter (100% of these words).
- C most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words).
Word notes
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NICER
comparative form of nice: more nice
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Past Wordle answer: May 20, 2024.
NICHE
A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
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Past Wordle answer: November 20, 2024.
NICKS
plural of nick
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
NICKY
A diminutive of the female given names Nicola, Nichola, Nicole, or Nichole.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
NICAD
rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery
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NICED
simple past and past participle of nice
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
NICEY
A female given name, diminutive of Eunice.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
NICHT
Not found among the past answers in this archive.
NICOL
A surname originating as a patronymic.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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