Five-letter words matching _LC__

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6 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ALCES

Position 1A 67%E 17%U 17%
Position 4E 50%H 17%I 17%O 17%
Position 5S 33%A 17%D 17%I 17%

ULCER is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 5 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

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What fits _LC__?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

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  • 1st letter A, E, U
  • 4th letter E, H, I, O
  • 5th letter A, D, I, R, S
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ULCER

An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.

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Past Wordle answer: February 11, 2022.

ALCEA

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ALCES

plural of alce

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ALCID

A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.

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ALCOS

plural of alco

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ELCHI

An envoy, a messenger or an ambassador in Turkic and Persianate contexts, notably the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _LC__?
6 five-letter words match _LC__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ALCES has the highest feedback entropy at 5.32 bits against the possible answers.