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7 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: RECTE

Position 1R 43%B 14%L 14%N 14%

Position 4H 29%K 29%C 14%T 14%

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BECKE guess LECHE guess NECHE guess PECKE guess RECCE guess RECTE guess RECUE guess

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BECKE

Obsolete spelling of beck.

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LECHE

Archaic form of lechwe.

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NECHE

A town in North Dakota.

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PECKE

Obsolete form of peck (dry measure).

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RECCE

Reconnaissance.

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RECTE

Used parenthetically in a verbatim quotation to correct an error in the source (compare sic, which notes an error without correcting it)

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RECUE

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How many five-letter words match _EC_E?: 7 five-letter words match _EC_E 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, RECTE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.91 bits against the possible answers.