Five-letter words matching T_AC_

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What the remaining words have in common

5 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersTight family: TRAC_ (3)

Position 2R 60%E 20%H 20%
Position 5K 40%E 20%H 20%T 20%

Possible answers

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

TEACH used TRACE used TRACK used TRACT used THACK guess

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Can you finish T_AC_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with T_AC_ as your green-letter clues.

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Two-turn example: ACKEE

In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • TRACT — play this answer next
  • TRACE — play this answer next
  • TEACH — play this answer next
  • TRACK — play this answer next

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 5 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: TEACH (September 22, 2024); TRACE (August 21, 2026); TRACK (March 11, 2025); TRACT (June 28, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ACKEE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use TEACH instead.

ACKEE does not fit this page's clues. TEACH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (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; ACKEE tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits T_AC_?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter E, H, R
  • 5th letter E, H, K, T
Meanings and answer history

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TEACH

To pass on knowledge to.

“Can you teach me to sew? Can you teach sewing to me?”

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 22, 2024.

TRACE

An act of tracing.

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

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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.

THACK

A stroke; a thwack.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

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How many five-letter words match T_AC_?
5 five-letter words match T_AC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.