5-Letter Words Matching W _ _ C _

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern W _ _ C _, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words23 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

wince
whack
watch
winch
wreck
which
wrack
welch
witch

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (14)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

waacs
warch
wasco
wauch
welcy
wench
wesco
whick
wicca
wilco
wmscr
wouch
wracs
wrick

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

w23
c23
h11
a9
i8
r6
e6
s5
k5
o4

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 15 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ch · 9 words
  • -ck · 5 words
  • -co · 3 words
  • -cs · 2 words
  • -cy · 1 words

Strategy

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

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