5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with CO and ending in C (CO__C)

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What the remaining words have in common

5 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersTight family: CO_IC (3)

Position 3D 20%L 20%M 20%N 20%
Position 4I 60%E 40%

Possible answers

COLIC COMIC CONIC

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

COLIC used COMIC possible CONIC used CODEC guess COSEC guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish CO__C?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with CO__C as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: ADMAN

In normal mode, this play can cover 3 of 3 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

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  • COLIC — play this answer next
  • CONIC — play this answer next
  • COMIC — play this answer next

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Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 5 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: COLIC (November 28, 2025); CONIC (December 11, 2021).

Top-ranked splitter ADMAN
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

Hard Mode Use COLIC instead.

ADMAN does not fit this page's clues. COLIC 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.

Tight family: CO_IC

COLIC, COMIC, CONIC differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADMAN tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits CO__C?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter D, L, M, N, S
  • 4th letter E, I
Meanings and answer history

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COLIC

Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

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

Past Wordle answer: November 28, 2025.

COMIC

Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.

“comic genius”

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.

CONIC

Synonym of conical.

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

Past Wordle answer: December 11, 2021.

CODEC

A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.

“Audio and video codecs are important in making multimedia files small enough to distribute and simple to play back.”

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.

COSEC

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match CO__C?
5 five-letter words match CO__C in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.