- Average remaining
- 1.25
- Worst branch
- 2
- Information
- 2.75 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the candidates cleanly.
Five-letter words with C, I and N in the middle
Our Wordle guess list has 28 five-letter words with C, I and N inside the middle three positions. Use this list when other clues place these letters somewhere in those positions.
28 matching words
Refine these results in Word Finder →- CINCH past answer possible answer
- FINCH past answer possible answer
- ICING past answer possible answer
- MINCE past answer possible answer
- PINCH past answer possible answer
- SINCE past answer possible answer
- WINCE past answer possible answer
- WINCH possible answer
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- PINCE Wordle guess
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- SNICK Wordle guess
- TINCT Wordle guess
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This list has 28 Wordle guesses; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: CINCH (July 26, 2022); FINCH (April 6, 2024); ICING (January 21, 2025); MINCE (April 14, 2022); PINCH (May 15, 2024); SINCE (March 14, 2024); WINCE (January 22, 2022).
CHEWS does not fit this page's clues. WINCH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.0 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_INCH
CINCH, FINCH, PINCH, WINCH differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; CHEWS tests the family more efficiently.
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Where these letters usually land
You know these letters are in the word (yellow tiles) but not where. Across the 28 matching words, here's where each one tends to sit, which can help place your next guess.
- C most often the 4th letter (82% of these words), also 2nd (14%), 1st (7%), 3rd (4%).
- I most often the 2nd letter (71% of these words), also 3rd (25%), 1st (4%), 4th (4%).
- N most often the 3rd letter (71% of these words), also 2nd (14%), 4th (14%).
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Every match is in our Wordle guess list. “Possible answer” marks words on the answer list used by this site's solver, while “Past answer” marks words already used. For more filters, continue this search in Word Finder.