- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching I_C__
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This pattern has 8 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: INCUR (July 2, 2025); ITCHY (November 25, 2022).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. INCAS keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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 I_C__?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter N, T
- 4th letter A, E, H, L, O, U
- 5th letter E, G, L, R, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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INCUR
To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
“Cruelty incurs calamity.”
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Past Wordle answer: July 2, 2025.
ITCHY
Characterized by itching. (of a condition)
“an itchy rash”
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Past Wordle answer: November 25, 2022.
INCAS
plural of inca
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INCEL
A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INCLE
Alternative form of inkle.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INCOG
Incognito.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INCUS
A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
INCUT
Set in by or as if by cutting.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match I_C__?
- 8 five-letter words match I_C__ 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, INCLE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.07 bits against the possible answers.