5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

CLOOP

CLOOP is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 86.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /kluːp//klup/

Noun

A slightly hollow, percussive sound.

Verb

To make a cloop (slightly hollow, percussive) sound (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1).

Noun

A small, seedy bar or nightclub; a dive.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How CLOOP performs as a guess

Wordle accepts CLOOP as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 67.3% of games, misses completely in 32.7%, and leaves about 323 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,009 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.74 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

C___P C in the 1st position and P in the 5th position C__O_ C in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _L__P L in the 2nd position and P in the 5th position

Try next

TIARE RAILE RONTE PAISE ARISE STARE
Words starting with C Words ending with P

First-turn measures

4.06 Entropy (bits)
323 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
86.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 25% of evaluated openers
1.89 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How CLOOP performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.74 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#9,009 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, CLOOP ranks #9,009 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
44
3 guesses
825
4 guesses
1,206
5 guesses
254
6 guesses
24
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
LO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
67%
Green tile
29%
All gray
33%

Feedback distribution

79 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

770
257
171
136
127
94
88
85
59
57
42
25
25
25
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9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CLOOP:

33% chance
Suggested:
TIARE
11% chance
Suggested:
RAILE
7% chance
Suggested:
RONTE

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

32.7% →
TIARE 6.33 bits
10.9% →
RAILE 5.36 bits
7.3% →
RONTE 5.25 bits
5.8% →
PAISE 5.54 bits
5.4% →
TIARE 5.46 bits
4.0% →
ARISE 4.93 bits
3.7% →
STARE 4.91 bits
3.6% →
IRATE 5.35 bits
2.5% →
MARLE 3.98 bits
2.4% →
MARSE 4.45 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for CLOOP; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

C3L1O1O1P3
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.