- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 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 _R_CE
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BRACE (August 16, 2024); GRACE (December 24, 2023); PRICE (February 19, 2024); TRACE (December 15, 2021); TRICE (September 19, 2022).
ABOUT does not fit this page's clues. TRACE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
TR_CE
TRACE, TRICE, TRUCE differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABOUT tests the family more efficiently.
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BRACE
used
GRACE
used
PRICE
used
TRACE
used
TRICE
used
TRUCE
possible
DRICE
guess
GRECE
guess
GRICE
guess
GRYCE
guess
Pattern guide
What fits _R_CE?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, G, P, T
- 3rd letter A, E, I, U, Y
Meanings and answer history
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BRACE
A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
“a brace and bit”
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Past Wordle answer: August 16, 2024.
GRACE
Charming, pleasing qualities.
“The Princess brought grace to an otherwise dull and boring party.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 24, 2023.
PRICE
The cost required to gain possession of something.
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Past Wordle answer: February 19, 2024.
TRACE
An act of tracing.
“Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 15, 2021.
TRICE
To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.
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 19, 2022.
TRUCE
A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DRICE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GRECE
A flight of stairs.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GRICE
A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GRYCE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _R_CE?
- 10 five-letter words match _R_CE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, TRACE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.82 bits against the possible answers.