Five-letter words starting with CA and ending in N (CA__N)

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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: CANON (July 7, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AALII
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1.0
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1
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1.59 bits

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AALII does not fit this page's clues. CABIN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.

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What fits CA__N?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter B, I, J, M, N, P, R, X
  • 4th letter A, I, O, R, U
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CABIN

A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

“Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

CAIRN

A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

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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CANON

A generally accepted principle; a rule.

“The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: July 7, 2024.

CAJON

A large valley surrounded by mountains of considerable height (especially in Latin America), through which a river runs.

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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CAJUN

Alternative letter-case form of Cajun.

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CAMAN

Synonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”).

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CAPON

A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.

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CARON

háček

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CAXON

A kind of wig.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match CA__N?
9 five-letter words match CA__N in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CAIRN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.36 bits against the possible answers.
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