- Average remaining
- 1.29
- Worst branch
- 2
- Information
- 2.52 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching C_EA_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words1 not previously used6 past answersTight family: CLEA_ (3)
Position 2L 43%H 29%R 29%
Position 5T 29%K 14%M 14%N 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Can you finish C_EA_?
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Two-turn example: ARTAL
In normal mode, this play can cover 6 of 7 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Gray CHEAP — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow CLEAN — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Green, Gray CHEAT — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Green, Yellow CLEAT — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Gray, Green, Yellow CLEAR — play this answer next
- Gray, Green, Gray, Green, Gray CREAK, CREAM — choose between 2 answers on the last turn
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 7 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 7 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CHEAP (January 3, 2025); CHEAT (December 2, 2021); CLEAN (November 26, 2022); CLEAR (September 13, 2023); CREAK (June 1, 2022); CREAM (February 22, 2025).
ARTAL does not fit this page's clues. CLEAR keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.86 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
CLEA_
CLEAN, CLEAR, CLEAT differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ARTAL tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits C_EA_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 7 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, R
- 5th letter K, M, N, P, R, T
Meanings and answer history
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CHEAP
Low or reduced in price.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 3, 2025.
CHEAT
To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
“My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.”
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 2, 2021.
CLEAN
Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
“Are these dishes clean? Your room is finally clean! For a baby, happiness is a full bottle and a clean diaper.”
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 26, 2022.
CLEAR
Transparent in colour.
“as clear as crystal”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 13, 2023.
CLEAT
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
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.
CREAK
The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
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 1, 2022.
CREAM
The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
“Take 100 ml of cream and 50 grams of sugar…”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 22, 2025.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match C_EA_?
- 7 five-letter words match C_EA_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 7 are possible answers.