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8 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: TALCS

Position 1B 13%L 13%M 13%N 13%

Position 3R 38%I 25%A 13%L 13%

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Still undecided: 1st letter: B, L, M, N, P, S, T, W·3rd letter: A, I, L, N, R

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BANCS guess LAICS guess MARCS guess NARCS guess PARCS guess SAICS guess TALCS guess WAACS guess

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Splits these words most evenly: TALCS of the 8 words here

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BANCS

plural of banc

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.

LAICS

plural of laic

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

MARCS

plural of marc

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NARCS

plural of narc

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PARCS

plural of parc

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SAICS

plural of saic

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TALCS

plural of talc

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WAACS

plural of WAAC

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How many five-letter words match _A_CS?: 8 five-letter words match _A_CS in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, TALCS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.15 bits against the possible answers.