5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching T__C_

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What the remaining words have in common

28 matching words1 not previously used11 past answers

Position 2R 32%E 18%A 11%H 11%
Position 3A 18%I 14%U 14%L 11%
Position 5K 25%H 21%E 18%A 11%

Possible answers

TEACH THICK TORCH TOUCH TRACE TRACK TRACT TRICE TRICK TRUCE TRUCK TWICE

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Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish T__C_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with T__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: KRAIT

In normal mode, this play can cover 12 of 12 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • TOUCH — play this answer next
  • TWICE — play this answer next
  • TEACH — play this answer next
  • TORCH — play this answer next
  • TRUCE — play this answer next
  • TRICE — play this answer next
  • TRACE — play this answer next
  • TRACT — play this answer next
  • THICK — play this answer next
  • TRUCK — play this answer next
  • TRICK — play this answer next
  • TRACK — play this answer next

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 28 words in the Wordle guess list; 12 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 12 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); THICK (November 22, 2025); TORCH (September 25, 2024); TOUCH (December 22, 2023); TRACE (August 21, 2026); TRACK (March 11, 2025); TRACT (June 28, 2023); TRICE (September 19, 2022); plus 3 more.

Top-ranked splitter KRAIT
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
3.58 bits

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

Hard Mode Use TRUCE instead.

KRAIT does not fit this page's clues. TRUCE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (3 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; KRAIT tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits T__C_?

All 28 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

R 43% E 39% A 36% H 32% I 25% K 25%

Words with five different letters

79% of the matches have no repeated letters.

TEACH THICK TORCH TOUCH TRACE

Common letter pairs

TR 9/28 words (32%) CK 7/28 words (25%) CH 6/28 words (21%) TE 5/28 words (18%) AC 5/28 words (18%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 57% · two: 43% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match T__C_?
28 five-letter words match T__C_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 are possible answers.