- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with I and ending in Y (I___Y)
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9
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words2 not previously used4 past answers
Position 2M 33%C 11%N 11%R 11%
Position 3O 22%A 11%C 11%I 11%
Position 4A 22%H 22%L 22%G 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish I___Y?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with I___Y as your green-letter clues.
Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: ACARA
In normal mode, this play can cover 6 of 6 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray IMPLY — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray IRONY — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Gray IVORY — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray ITCHY — play this answer next
- Gray, Green, Gray, Gray, Gray ICILY — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray INLAY — play this answer next
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: INLAY (July 2, 2024); IRONY (August 26, 2022); ITCHY (November 25, 2022); IVORY (March 27, 2026).
ACARA does not fit this page's clues. ICILY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.33 (2 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___Y?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter C, M, N, R, T, V, X
- 3rd letter A, C, I, L, N, O, P, S
- 4th letter A, G, H, L, N, R
Meanings and answer history
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ICILY
In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
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.
IMPLY
To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
“Correlation does not imply causation”
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.
INLAY
To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 2, 2024.
IRONY
The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
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 26, 2022.
ITCHY
Characterized by itching. (of a condition)
“an itchy rash”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 25, 2022.
IVORY
The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
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 17, 2021; March 27, 2026.
IMAGY
Relating to or having the nature of an image.
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.
IMSHY
Alternative form of imshee.
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.
IXNAY
No.
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 I___Y?
- 9 five-letter words match I___Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.