5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching B__C_

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Possible answers

BATCH BEACH BEECH BELCH BENCH BIRCH BLACK BLOCK BOTCH BRACE BRICK BUNCH

1 more possible answer is in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 36 words in the Wordle guess list; 13 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 13 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BATCH (December 27, 2025); BEACH (August 21, 2023); BELCH (October 15, 2021); BENCH (July 6, 2021); BIRCH (September 5, 2023); BLACK (April 10, 2022); BLOCK (January 25, 2024); BRACE (August 16, 2024); plus 1 more.

Top-ranked splitter ALINE
Average remaining
1.15
Worst branch
2
Information
3.55 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ALINE does not fit this page's clues. BRACE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.38 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: BE_CH

BEACH, BEECH, BELCH, BENCH differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ALINE tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits B__C_?

All 36 matching words are shown above. 13 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 42% H 39% O 33% R 28% E 25% N 19%

Words with five different letters

75% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BATCH BEACH BELCH BENCH BIRCH

Common letter pairs

CH 10% AC 7% BR 6% BA 5% NC 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 61% · two: 39% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match B__C_?
36 five-letter words match B__C_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 13 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, BRACE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.38 bits against the possible answers.
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