5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with T and ending in C (T___C)

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Showing 12 matching words
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What the remaining words have in common

12 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersTight family: TO_IC (3)

Position 2O 33%A 17%R 17%E 8%
Position 3N 17%P 17%R 17%B 8%
Position 4I 67%A 17%N 8%O 8%

Possible answers

TONIC TOPIC TOXIC TUNIC

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 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: APRON

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

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  • TUNIC — play this answer next
  • TOXIC — play this answer next
  • TONIC — play this answer next
  • TOPIC — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

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 12 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: TONIC (July 19, 2023); TOPIC (December 15, 2023); TOXIC (March 5, 2023); TUNIC (October 29, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter APRON
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 TONIC instead.

APRON does not fit this page's clues. TONIC 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: TO_IC

TONIC, TOPIC, TOXIC differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; APRON tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits T___C?

All 12 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

I 75% O 50% R 33% N 25% A 25% P 17%

Words with five different letters

92% of the matches have no repeated letters.

TONIC TOPIC TOXIC TUNIC TAROC

Common letter pairs

IC 8/12 words (67%) TO 4/12 words (33%) ON 2/12 words (17%) NI 2/12 words (17%) PI 2/12 words (17%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 17% · two: 83% · three or more: 0%

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