- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 P_NC_
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: PINCH (May 15, 2024).
ABIDE does not fit this page's clues. PINCE 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 3 possible answers.
PENCE
possible
PINCH
used
PUNCH
possible
PANCE
guess
PANCH
guess
PINCE
guess
PONCE
guess
PONCY
guess
PUNCE
guess
Pattern guide
What fits P_NC_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 5th letter E, H, Y
Meanings and answer history
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PENCE
plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PINCH
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
“The children were scolded for pinching each other.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 15, 2024.
PUNCH
A hit or strike with one's fist.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PANCE
Pansy (flower)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PANCH
Alternative form of paunch.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PINCE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PONCE
A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PONCY
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a ponce.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUNCE
To fight by kicking with clogs.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match P_NC_?
- 9 five-letter words match P_NC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, PANCE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.26 bits against the possible answers.