Five-letter words matching __H_C

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Position 1A 33%E 33%O 33%
Position 2D 33%S 33%T 33%
Position 4A 33%I 33%O 33%
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ETHIC is the only possible answer that fits.

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ETHIC used ADHOC guess OSHAC guess

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What fits __H_C?

All 3 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, E, O
  • 2nd letter D, S, T
  • 4th letter A, I, O
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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.

ADHOC

Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (Cambodia’s oldest human rights organization, founded in 1991)

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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OSHAC

The perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum, whose stem yields ammoniacum.

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 __H_C?
3 five-letter words match __H_C in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.