- 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 _ERC_
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This pattern has 8 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: MERCY (October 18, 2023); PERCH (November 23, 2021).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. MERCH 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 _ERC_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, M, P, T
- 5th letter E, H, I, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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MERCY
Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
“She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 18, 2023.
PERCH
Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 23, 2021.
MERCH
goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
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.
CERCI
plural of cercus
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MERCS
plural of merc
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PERCE
Obsolete form of pierce.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PERCS
plural of perc
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TERCE
The service appointed for this hour.
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 _ERC_?
- 8 five-letter words match _ERC_ 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, TERCE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.05 bits against the possible answers.