- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with F and ending in CH (F__CH)
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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: FELCH
Position 2I 50%E 33%A 17%
Position 3L 33%T 33%N 17%U 17%
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 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: FETCH (September 3, 2025); FINCH (April 6, 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 F__CH?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I
- 3rd letter L, N, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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FETCH
To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
“You have to fetch some sugar in order to proceed with the recipe.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 3, 2025.
FINCH
Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
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 6, 2024.
FITCH
A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
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.
FAUCH
Alternative form of faunch.
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.
FELCH
To suck semen out of a sexual partner's vagina or anus.
“My husband felched his cum out of my asshole last night; that was so hot.”
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.
FILCH
To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
“Hey, someone filched my wallet!”
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 F__CH?
- 6 five-letter words match F__CH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, FELCH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.42 bits against the possible answers.