- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with W and ending in CH (W__CH)
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6
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
6 matching words3 not previously used3 past answers
Position 2E 33%I 33%A 17%H 17%
Position 3N 33%T 33%I 17%L 17%
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 W__CH?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with W__CH 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: ABNET
In normal mode, this play can cover 6 of 6 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray WHICH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow WITCH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray WELCH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray WINCH — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow, Gray WENCH — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow WATCH — play this answer next
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: WATCH (March 11, 2022); WHICH (February 6, 2024); WITCH (November 26, 2024).
ABNET does not fit this page's clues. WINCH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.33 (2 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 W__CH?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, H, I
- 3rd letter I, L, N, T
Meanings and answer history
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WATCH
A portable or wearable timepiece.
“More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets; some people today don't use a watch at all, because their smartphone serves the purpose well enough.”
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, 2022.
WELCH
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
“She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.”
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.
WENCH
A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
“Jane played the role of a wench in an Elizabethan comedy.”
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.
WHICH
What, of those mentioned or implied.
“Which song shall we play?”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 6, 2024.
WINCH
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
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.
WITCH
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 26, 2024.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match W__CH?
- 6 five-letter words match W__CH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.