5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with S and ending in C (S___C)

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SONIC STOIC SUMAC

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This pattern has 10 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: SONIC (December 13, 2021); STOIC (November 11, 2024); SUMAC (January 18, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter AARTI
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.

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AARTI does not fit this page's clues. SODIC 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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Pattern guide

What fits S___C?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, E, I, O, T, U
  • 3rd letter D, L, M, N, O, P, R
  • 4th letter A, I, O
Meanings and answer history

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SONIC

Of or relating to sound.

“a sonic extravagance”

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 13, 2021.

STOIC

Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.

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 11, 2024.

SUMAC

Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain other genera in Anacardiaceae.

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

Past Wordle answer: January 18, 2026.

SADIC

Sadistic.

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.

SALIC

Synonym of Salian, particularly in reference to the Salic law.

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SEPIC

Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia.

“a sepic drawing”

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SERAC

Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cow milk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue.

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SERIC

Synonym of silken, made of silk.

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

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SIROC

Synonym of sirocco.

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SODIC

Of, relating to, or containing sodium.

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 S___C?
10 five-letter words match S___C 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, SERAC has the highest feedback entropy at 5.54 bits against the possible answers.
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