5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching TR_C_

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TRACE TRACK TRACT TRICE TRICK TRUCE TRUCK

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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: TRACE (December 15, 2021); TRACK (March 11, 2025); TRACT (June 28, 2023); TRICE (September 19, 2022); TRICK (September 9, 2025); TRUCK (December 12, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter ALIKE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.81 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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ALIKE does not fit this page's clues. TRACE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.86 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: TRAC_

TRACE, TRACK, TRACT differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ALIKE tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits TR_C_?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
  • 5th letter E, K, T
Meanings and answer history

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TRACE

An act of tracing.

“Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line.”

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 15, 2021.

TRACK

A mark left by something that has passed along.

“Follow the track of the ship.”

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

Past Wordle answer: March 11, 2025.

TRACT

An area or expanse.

“an unexplored tract of sea”

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

Past Wordle answer: June 28, 2023.

TRICE

To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.

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

Past Wordle answer: September 19, 2022.

TRICK

Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.

“It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.”

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

Past Wordle answer: September 9, 2025.

TRUCE

A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

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.

TRUCK

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

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 12, 2025.

TRECK

Archaic form of trek.

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.

TROCK

A game similar to croquet but played on a table.

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 TR_C_?
9 five-letter words match TR_C_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TRACE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.82 bits against the possible answers.
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