- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _IG_R
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CIGAR (February 2, 2026); TIGER (January 5, 2022); VIGOR (October 8, 2022).
ABOVE does not fit this page's clues. RIGOR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 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 _IG_R?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, L, N, R, T, V
- 4th letter A, E, O
Meanings and answer history
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CIGAR
A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
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 19, 2021; February 2, 2026.
RIGOR
US spelling of rigour.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TIGER
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 5, 2022.
VIGOR
Alternative form of vigour.
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Past Wordle answer: October 8, 2022.
NIGER
An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for its seed and edible oil.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LIGER
An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _IG_R?
- 6 five-letter words match _IG_R in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TIGER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.25 bits against the possible answers.