- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with CA and ending in N (CA__N)
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words2 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: CAIRN
Position 3J 22%B 11%I 11%M 11%
Position 4O 56%A 11%I 11%R 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CABIN
possible
CAIRN
possible
CANON
used
CAPON
used
CAJON
guess
CAJUN
guess
CAMAN
guess
CARON
guess
CAXON
guess
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 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); CAPON (August 26, 2026).
ADRIP does not fit this page's clues. CABIN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 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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Pattern guide
What fits CA__N?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 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
Meanings and answer history
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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.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.
CAPON
A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 26, 2026.
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.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CAJUN
Alternative letter-case form of Cajun.
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.
CAMAN
Synonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”).
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.
CARON
háček
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.
CAXON
A kind of wig.
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.
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, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CAIRN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.37 bits against the possible answers.