- 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 _C__Y
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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.
AALII does not fit this page's clues. ICILY 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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ICILY
possible
SCALY
possible
SCARY
possible
ACCOY
guess
ACEDY
guess
ACHEY
guess
ACIDY
guess
OCHRY
guess
SCODY
guess
SCRAY
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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.