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Five-letter words matching __R_C

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20 matching words1 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: SERAC

Position 1D 15%S 15%B 10%C 10%

Position 2A 25%E 25%O 25%U 10%

Position 4I 70%O 20%A 5%E 5%

LYRIC is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 19 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer LYRIC

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LYRIC

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LYRIC possible AURIC guess BARIC guess BORIC guess CERIC guess CEROC guess DARIC guess DORIC guess DUROC guess LORIC guess NARIC guess PYRIC guess RORIC guess SERAC guess SERIC guess SIROC guess TAROC guess TORIC guess VAREC guess XERIC guess

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Splits these words most evenly: SERAC of the 20 words here

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I 75% O 45% A 35% E 30% D 15% S 15%

Words with five different letters

85% of the matches have no repeated letters.

LYRIC AURIC BARIC BORIC DARIC

Common letter pairs

RI 14/20 words (70%) IC 14/20 words (70%) AR 5/20 words (25%) OR 5/20 words (25%) ER 5/20 words (25%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 10% · two: 85% · three or more: 5%

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How many five-letter words match __R_C?: 20 five-letter words match __R_C in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, SERAC has the highest feedback entropy at 5.54 bits against the possible answers.