- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching T_A_K
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: THANK (September 26, 2024); TRACK (March 11, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. THACK 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 T_A_K?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, R, W
- 4th letter C, I, N
Meanings and answer history
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THANK
To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
“She thanked him for the lift.”
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 26, 2024.
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.
THACK
A stroke; a thwack.
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.
TRAIK
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TRANK
An oblong piece of skin from which the pieces for a glove are cut.
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.
TWANK
A sharp, twanging sound.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match T_A_K?
- 6 five-letter words match T_A_K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TRAIK has the highest feedback entropy at 5.11 bits against the possible answers.