- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _OTC_
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This pattern has 8 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.
Previously used by Wordle: NOTCH (June 3, 2026).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. BOTCH 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 _OTC_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, G, H, K, N, P, R
- 5th letter H
Meanings and answer history
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BOTCH
To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
“A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NOTCH
A V-shaped cut.
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Past Wordle answer: June 3, 2026.
COTCH
Pronunciation spelling of catch.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GOTCH
Men's underwear.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HOTCH
To move irregularly up and down.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KOTCH
Alternative form of cotch.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
POTCH
A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ROTCH
Alternative form of rotche.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _OTC_?
- 8 five-letter words match _OTC_ 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, ROTCH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.86 bits against the possible answers.