Five-letter words matching _R_CT

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What the remaining words have in common

5 matching words1 not previously used1 past answer

Position 1E 40%B 20%F 20%T 20%
Position 3A 60%E 20%U 20%

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ERECT possible TRACT used BRACT guess ERUCT guess FRACT guess

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This pattern has 5 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: TRACT (June 28, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter TRACT
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

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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 _R_CT?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, E, F, T
  • 3rd letter A, E, U
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.

TRACT

An area or expanse.

“an unexplored tract of sea”

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

Past Wordle answer: June 28, 2023.

BRACT

A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.

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.

ERUCT

To burp or belch.

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.

FRACT

To break; to violate.

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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How many five-letter words match _R_CT?
5 five-letter words match _R_CT in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.