- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _C__Y
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words3 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: SCARY
Position 1A 40%S 40%I 10%O 10%
Position 3A 20%H 20%I 20%C 10%
Position 4D 30%L 20%R 20%A 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
ICILY
possible
SCALY
possible
SCARY
possible
ACCOY
guess
ACEDY
guess
ACHEY
guess
ACIDY
guess
OCHRY
guess
SCODY
guess
SCRAY
guess
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 10 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.
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _C__Y?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, I, O, S
- 3rd letter A, C, E, H, I, O, R
- 4th letter A, D, E, L, O, R
Meanings and answer history
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ICILY
In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
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.
SCALY
Covered or abounding with scales.
“a scaly fish a scaly stem”
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.
SCARY
Causing fear or anxiety
“The tiger's jaws were scary.”
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.
ACCOY
To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
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.
ACEDY
Alternative form of acedia.
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.
ACHEY
Alternative spelling of achy.
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.
ACIDY
Like an acid, somewhat acidic.
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.
OCHRY
Alternative form of ochery.
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.
SCODY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SCRAY
A tern; the sea swallow.
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 _C__Y?
- 10 five-letter words match _C__Y 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, SCARY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.99 bits against the possible answers.