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Five-letter words matching _REC_

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6 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: ERECT

Position 1A 17%D 17%E 17%G 17%
Position 5K 50%A 17%E 17%T 17%

Possible answers

ERECT WRECK

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This pattern has 6 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: WRECK (May 20, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter WRECK
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Worst branch
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1.0 bits

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

Hard Mode WRECK 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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Pattern guide

What fits _REC_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, D, E, G, T, W
  • 5th letter A, E, K, T
Meanings and answer history

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ERECT

Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

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.

WRECK

Something or someone that has been ruined.

“He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.”

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

Past Wordle answer: May 20, 2026.

ARECA

Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

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.

DRECK

Trash; rubbish; useless or worthless stuff.

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

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GRECE

A flight of stairs.

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.

TRECK

Archaic form of trek.

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

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match _REC_?
6 five-letter words match _REC_ 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, ERECT has the highest feedback entropy at 4.86 bits against the possible answers.