5-Letter Words Matching T R _ C _

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern T R _ C _, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words16 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

trace
trice
track
truce
trick
tract
truck

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

traci
tracy
trica
trici
troca
troch
trock
troco
tryck

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

t16
r16
c16
a7
i5
k5
o4
e3
y2
u2

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 9 with 1 unique vowel
  • 6 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ck · 5 words
  • -ce · 3 words
  • -ci · 2 words
  • -ca · 2 words
  • -ct · 1 words

Strategy

7 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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