5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

MAGIC

Yes, MAGIC was the Wordle answer on February 16, 2023 (Wordle #607).

As an opener, it rules out about 90.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈmad͡ʒɪk//ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/

Noun

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.

““My magic will help you find true love,” said the witch as she looked for the right herbs in her collection.”

Noun

Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill.

Adjective

Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.

“a magic wand”

Adjective

Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic.

“a magic moment”

Alternative forms: magick, magicke, magique

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: February 16, 2023 (#607).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How MAGIC performs as a guess

MAGIC is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 77.3% of games, misses completely in 22.7%, and leaves about 223 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,262 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.71 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

M___C M in the 1st position and C in the 5th position M__I_ M in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _A__C A in the 2nd position and C in the 5th position

Try next

SOREL SLATE TRINE CHORE TORSE REAST
Words starting with M Words ending with C

First-turn measures

4.36 Entropy (bits)
223 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
90.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 42% of evaluated openers
1.59 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How MAGIC performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.71 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#7,262 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, MAGIC ranks #7,262 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
53
3 guesses
828
4 guesses
1,235
5 guesses
224
6 guesses
12
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AI

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
77%
Green tile
24%
All gray
23%

Example solver route

R O A T E
N A S A L
D U C H Y
M A G I C

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches MAGIC in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

87 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

536
302
243
156
152
91
80
61
59
58
51
42
41
40
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34
29
24
20
18
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10
9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing MAGIC:

23% chance
Suggested:
SOREL
13% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
10% chance
Suggested:
TRINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

22.7% →
SOREL 6.13 bits
12.8% →
SLATE 5.68 bits
10.3% →
TRINE 5.32 bits
6.6% →
CHORE 5.46 bits
6.4% →
TORSE 4.90 bits
3.9% →
REAST 4.86 bits
3.4% →
LOURE 5.24 bits
2.6% →
LOURE 4.85 bits
2.5% →
TRICE 4.29 bits
2.5% →
SENOR 4.19 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for MAGIC; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

M3A1G2I1C3
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.