- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words ending in INCH (_INCH)
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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: CINCH (July 26, 2022); FINCH (April 6, 2024); PINCH (May 15, 2024).
COWPS does not fit this page's clues. CINCH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
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_INCH
CINCH, FINCH, PINCH, WINCH differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; COWPS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _INCH?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, F, G, L, P, W
Meanings and answer history
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CINCH
A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
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Past Wordle answer: July 26, 2022.
FINCH
Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
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Past Wordle answer: April 6, 2024.
PINCH
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
“The children were scolded for pinching each other.”
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Past Wordle answer: May 15, 2024.
WINCH
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GINCH
Underwear, especially men's briefs.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LINCH
A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
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 _INCH?
- 6 five-letter words match _INCH 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, LINCH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.