5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _ORC_

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words0 not previously used3 past answers

Position 1T 50%F 25%P 25%
Position 5H 50%E 25%S 25%

Possible answers

FORCE PORCH TORCH

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

FORCE used PORCH used TORCH used TORCS guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _ORC_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _ORC_ as your green-letter clues.

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Two-turn example: PORCH

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • FORCE — play this answer next
  • TORCH — play this answer next
  • PORCH — solved on this guess

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 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: FORCE (March 30, 2024); PORCH (July 25, 2024); TORCH (September 25, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter PORCH
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode PORCH keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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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What fits _ORC_?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter F, P, T
  • 5th letter E, H, S
Meanings and answer history

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FORCE

Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.

“the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 30, 2024.

PORCH

A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.

“He sat on his porch, waiting for his friend to come over.”

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 25, 2024.

TORCH

A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.

“The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire’s castle.”

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 25, 2024.

TORCS

plural of torc

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 _ORC_?
4 five-letter words match _ORC_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.