- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 3.0 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 _C__E
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This pattern has 22 words in the Wordle guess list; 8 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 8 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: ACUTE (June 26, 2026); SCALE (August 3, 2024); SCARE (April 8, 2022); SCENE (February 10, 2026); SCONE (August 11, 2024); SCOPE (November 28, 2023); SCORE (February 11, 2025).
ABORN does not fit this page's clues. ACENE 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:
SCO_E
SCONE, SCOPE, SCORE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABORN tests the family more efficiently.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 8 possible answers.
ACUTE
used
SCALE
used
SCARE
used
SCENE
used
SCONE
used
SCOPE
used
SCORE
used
SCREE
possible
ACENE
guess
ACKEE
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ACONE
guess
ECOLE
guess
ICKLE
guess
OCHRE
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OCOTE
guess
SCAPE
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SCIRE
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SCOBE
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SCOTE
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SCRAE
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SCUSE
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SCUTE
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Pattern guide
What fits _C__E?
All 22 matching words are shown above. 8 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _C__E?
- 22 five-letter words match _C__E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SCARE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.63 bits against the possible answers.