5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _ENC_

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BENCH FENCE HENCE PENCE WENCH

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BENCH (July 6, 2021); HENCE (June 8, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter BUMPH
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use BENCH instead.

BUMPH does not fit this page's clues. BENCH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: _ENCE

FENCE, HENCE, PENCE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BUMPH tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _ENC_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, D, F, H, K, M, P, T, W
  • 5th letter E, H
Meanings and answer history

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BENCH

A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

“They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: July 6, 2021.

FENCE

A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.

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.

HENCE

In the future from now.

“A year hence it will be forgotten.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: June 8, 2024.

PENCE

plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).

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.

WENCH

A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.

“Jane played the role of a wench in an Elizabethan comedy.”

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.

DENCH

Excellent; impressive; awesome.

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HENCH

The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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KENCH

A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted.

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.

MENCE

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

TENCH

A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.

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 _ENC_?
10 five-letter words match _ENC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TENCH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.9 bits against the possible answers.
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