- 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.
Five-letter words matching TR_C_
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used6 past answersTight family: TR_CE (3)
Position 3A 33%I 22%U 22%E 11%
Position 5K 56%E 33%T 11%
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 TR_C_?
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Two-turn example: ALIKE
In normal mode, this play can cover 7 of 7 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green TRUCE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray TRUCK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Green TRICE — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow, Gray TRICK — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray TRACT — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Green TRACE — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray TRACK — play this answer next
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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 (August 21, 2026); TRACK (March 11, 2025); TRACT (June 28, 2023); TRICE (September 19, 2022); TRICK (September 9, 2025); TRUCK (December 12, 2025).
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; August 21, 2026.
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.
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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.