- 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 _HIC_
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This pattern has 7 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.
Previously used by Wordle: THICK (November 22, 2025); WHICH (February 6, 2024).
ACOCK does not fit this page's clues. CHICH 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 _HIC_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, T, W
- 5th letter A, H, K, O, S
Meanings and answer history
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CHICK
A young bird.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THICK
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
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Past Wordle answer: November 22, 2025.
WHICH
What, of those mentioned or implied.
“Which song shall we play?”
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Past Wordle answer: February 6, 2024.
CHICO
A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHICA
A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHICH
The chickpea.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHICS
plural of chic
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _HIC_?
- 7 five-letter words match _HIC_ 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, THICK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.21 bits against the possible answers.