- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _LEC_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words2 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: ALECS
Position 1A 29%B 14%C 14%E 14%
Position 5K 57%H 14%S 14%T 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
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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 _LEC_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, B, C, E, F, P
- 5th letter H, K, S, T
Meanings and answer history
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ELECT
One chosen or set apart.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
FLECK
A flake.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ALECK
A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of Scottish usage, variant of Alec.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ALECS
plural of alec
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BLECH
An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
“Blech! Look at all those maggots!”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CLECK
To hatch (a bird); (colloquial) to give birth to (a person).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PLECK
A plot of ground.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _LEC_?
- 7 five-letter words match _LEC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ALECS has the highest feedback entropy at 5.29 bits against the possible answers.