- 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 _I__C
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This pattern has 8 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: CIVIC (September 23, 2021); LILAC (July 3, 2022); MIMIC (August 6, 2021).
ABAMP does not fit this page's clues. CIVIC 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 _I__C?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, D, L, M, R, S, V
- 3rd letter D, L, M, N, R, V
- 4th letter A, I, O
Meanings and answer history
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CIVIC
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
“Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their civic pride.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 23, 2021.
LILAC
A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 3, 2022.
MIMIC
To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 6, 2021.
DINIC
Relating to vertigo or dizziness.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LINAC
A linear particle accelerator.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RIDIC
ridiculous
“That's so ridic!”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SIROC
Synonym of sirocco.
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.
VINIC
Of or pertaining to wine.
“vinic alcohol”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _I__C?
- 8 five-letter words match _I__C 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, SIROC has the highest feedback entropy at 5.11 bits against the possible answers.