- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 SC_R_
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This pattern has 12 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SCARE (April 8, 2022); SCARF (May 14, 2023); SCORE (February 11, 2025); SCORN (September 30, 2022).
ABBEY does not fit this page's clues. SCARE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
SCAR_
SCARE, SCARF, SCARY differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABBEY tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
SCARE
used
SCARF
used
SCARY
possible
SCORE
used
SCORN
used
SCARS
guess
SCARP
guess
SCART
guess
SCIRE
guess
SCORP
guess
SCURF
guess
SCURS
guess
Pattern guide
What fits SC_R_?
All 12 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match SC_R_?
- 12 five-letter words match SC_R_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SCARE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.63 bits against the possible answers.