- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _AC_O
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CACAO (June 18, 2022); MACHO (May 7, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. MACHO 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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CACAO
used
MACHO
used
MACRO
possible
FACTO
guess
NACHO
guess
BACCO
guess
TACHO
guess
VACUO
guess
WACKO
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _AC_O?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, F, M, N, T, V, W
- 4th letter A, C, H, K, R, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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CACAO
A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
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 18, 2022.
MACHO
Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.
“macho culture”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 7, 2025.
MACRO
Very large in scale or scope.
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.
FACTO
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NACHO
A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
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.
BACCO
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TACHO
Clipping of tachograph.
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.
VACUO
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WACKO
Amusingly eccentric or irrational.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _AC_O?
- 9 five-letter words match _AC_O in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, MACRO has the highest feedback entropy at 4.88 bits against the possible answers.