- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _EEC_
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: LEECH (August 23, 2024).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. BEECH 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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Pattern guide
What fits _EEC_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, K, L, M, P, R
- 5th letter E, H
Meanings and answer history
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BEECH
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LEECH
A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 23, 2024.
KEECH
A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.
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.
MEECH
Alternative form of mitch.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PEECE
A fortress.
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.
REECH
Alternative form of reek.
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 _EEC_?
- 6 five-letter words match _EEC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, REECH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.52 bits against the possible answers.