5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _I_CH

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Possible answers

BIRCH CINCH DITCH FINCH HITCH PINCH PITCH WINCH WITCH

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This pattern has 27 words in the Wordle guess list; 9 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 9 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BIRCH (September 5, 2023); CINCH (July 26, 2022); FINCH (April 6, 2024); HITCH (May 19, 2024); PINCH (May 15, 2024); PITCH (May 19, 2025); WITCH (November 26, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter POWND
Average remaining
1.44
Worst branch
2
Information
2.73 bits

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

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POWND does not fit this page's clues. PINCH keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.0 (4 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _ITCH

DITCH, HITCH, PITCH, WITCH differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; POWND tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _I_CH?

All 27 matching words are shown above. 9 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

T 41% N 22% L 22% M 15% B 11% F 11%

Words with five different letters

85% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BIRCH DITCH FINCH PINCH PITCH

Common letter pairs

CH 25% IT 10% TC 10% IN 6% NC 6%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 89% · two: 11% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _I_CH?
27 five-letter words match _I_CH in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 9 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, AITCH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.84 bits against the possible answers.
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