- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 _Y__C
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This pattern has 8 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: CYNIC (February 14, 2022).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. CYNIC keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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 _Y__C?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, H, L, P, T, X, Z
- 3rd letter L, M, N, P, R, T
- 4th letter I
Meanings and answer history
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CYNIC
A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
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 14, 2022.
LYRIC
Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
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.
HYLIC
Synonym of physical, material, or base.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LYTIC
Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PYRIC
Relating to, resulting from, or caused by burning.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
TYPIC
Relating to a type.
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.
XYLIC
Pertaining to xylene.
“Xylic material and organic sediment were deposited in the supratidal marshes.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ZYMIC
Pertaining to, or produced by, fermentation.
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _Y__C?
- 8 five-letter words match _Y__C 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, LYRIC has the highest feedback entropy at 4.61 bits against the possible answers.