- 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 matching I_C__
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: INCLE
Position 2N 88%T 13%
Position 4U 38%A 13%E 13%H 13%
Position 5S 25%E 13%G 13%L 13%
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 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).
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 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 5.08 bits against the possible answers.