5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _T_IC

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What the remaining words have in common

3 matching words0 not previously used3 past answers

Position 1A 33%E 33%S 33%
Position 3H 33%O 33%T 33%

Possible answers

ATTIC ETHIC STOIC

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

ATTIC used ETHIC used STOIC used

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _T_IC?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _T_IC as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: AAHED

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • STOIC — play this answer next
  • ETHIC — play this answer next
  • ATTIC — play this answer next

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These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 3 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: ATTIC (February 23, 2026); ETHIC (May 10, 2023); STOIC (November 11, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AAHED
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use ATTIC instead.

AAHED does not fit this page's clues. ATTIC 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.

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 _T_IC?

All 3 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, E, S
  • 3rd letter H, O, T
Meanings and answer history

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ATTIC

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

“We went up to the attic to look for the boxes containing our childhood keepsakes.”

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

Past Wordle answer: February 23, 2026.

ETHIC

Moral, relating to morals.

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 10, 2023.

STOIC

Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.

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

Past Wordle answer: November 11, 2024.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _T_IC?
3 five-letter words match _T_IC in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.