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Five-letter words matching LE_C_

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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: LEACH

Position 3U 33%A 17%C 17%E 17%
Position 5H 67%O 17%Y 17%

Possible answers

LEACH LEECH

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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: LEACH (December 1, 2025); LEECH (August 23, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter LEACH
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode LEACH keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits LE_C_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter A, C, E, T, U
  • 5th letter H, O, Y
Meanings and answer history

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LEACH

A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: December 1, 2025.

LEECH

A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

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 23, 2024.

LECCY

Alternative form of lecky.

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.

LETCH

A lecher.

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.

LEUCH

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

LEUCO

Of or relating to leuco dyes and their related compounds.

“leuco base”

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 LE_C_?
6 five-letter words match LE_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, LEACH has the highest feedback entropy at 5.17 bits against the possible answers.