- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words ending in RICK (_RICK)
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: PRICK (January 21, 2022); TRICK (September 9, 2025).
BEPAT does not fit this page's clues. BRICK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
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_RICK
BRICK, CRICK, PRICK, TRICK differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BEPAT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _RICK?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, C, E, P, T, W
Meanings and answer history
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BRICK
A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
“This wall is made of bricks.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRICK
A painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PRICK
A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
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Past Wordle answer: January 21, 2022.
TRICK
Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
“It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 9, 2025.
ERICK
Alternative form of eric (“fine paid as compensation for violent crimes”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WRICK
A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _RICK?
- 6 five-letter words match _RICK in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, ERICK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.77 bits against the possible answers.