- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 _LAC_
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BLACK (April 10, 2022); CLACK (July 12, 2026); PLACE (February 8, 2024).
BEEFS does not fit this page's clues. BLACK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.2 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
_LACK
BLACK, CLACK, FLACK, SLACK differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BEEFS tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
BLACK
used
CLACK
used
FLACK
possible
PLACE
used
SLACK
possible
ALACK
guess
CLACH
guess
GLACE
guess
PLACK
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _LAC_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, C, F, G, P, S
- 5th letter E, H, K
Meanings and answer history
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BLACK
Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
“The items around him were black in colour.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 10, 2022.
CLACK
An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
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 12, 2026.
FLACK
A publicist, a publicity agent.
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.
PLACE
An area; somewhere within an area.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 8, 2024.
SLACK
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
“the slack of a rope or of a sail”
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.
ALACK
An expression of sorrow or mourning.
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.
CLACH
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GLACE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PLACK
Misspelling of plaque.
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 _LAC_?
- 9 five-letter words match _LAC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, PLACE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.37 bits against the possible answers.