5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with CA and ending in O (CA__O)

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CACAO CAMEO CARGO

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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: CACAO (June 18, 2022); CAMEO (July 11, 2024); CARGO (April 20, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter AAHED
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.59 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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AAHED does not fit this page's clues. CACAO keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (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__O?

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

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter C, M, N, R, S
  • 4th letter A, B, C, D, E, G, P, S, T
Meanings and answer history

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CACAO

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

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

Past Wordle answer: June 18, 2022.

CAMEO

A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

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 11, 2024.

CARGO

Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

“The plane was overloaded with cargo. It was a cargo of live animals.”

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

Past Wordle answer: April 20, 2022.

CAMPO

A police officer assigned to a university campus.

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.

CANDO

A small city, the county seat of Towner County, North Dakota, United States.

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.

CANSO

A love song sung by a troubadour

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CANTO

One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

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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CARBO

carbohydrate

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.

CASCO

A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore

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__O?
9 five-letter words match CA__O 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, CANTO has the highest feedback entropy at 5.13 bits against the possible answers.
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