- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching B_AC_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: BRACE
Position 2R 57%E 14%I 14%L 14%
Position 5H 43%K 29%E 14%T 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BEACH (August 21, 2023); BLACK (April 10, 2022); BRACE (August 16, 2024).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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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Pattern guide
What fits B_AC_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, I, L, R
- 5th letter E, H, K, T
Meanings and answer history
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BEACH
The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 21, 2023.
BLACK
Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
“The items around him were black in colour.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 10, 2022.
BRACE
A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
“a brace and bit”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 16, 2024.
BIACH
Alternative form of biatch.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BRACH
Originally, a synonym of scent hound (“a hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision”); later, any female hound; a bitch hound.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BRACK
An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BRACT
A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match B_AC_?
- 7 five-letter words match B_AC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BRACE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.37 bits against the possible answers.