- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with S and ending in C (S___C)
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10
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used3 past answers
Position 2E 30%A 20%O 20%I 10%
Position 3R 30%D 20%L 10%M 10%
Position 4I 70%A 20%O 10%
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 S___C?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with S___C 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: SONIC
In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Green, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green SUMAC — play this answer next
- Green, Yellow, Gray, Green, Green STOIC — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Green, Green SONIC — solved on this guess
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Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
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).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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.
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.
SEPIC
Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia.
“a sepic drawing”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SIROC
Synonym of sirocco.
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.
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.