- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 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_E_T
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CHEAT (December 2, 2021); CHEST (March 24, 2022); CLEFT (February 2, 2024); CREPT (May 28, 2022); CREST (April 14, 2025).
ALEPH does not fit this page's clues. CHERT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.0 (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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CHEAT
used
CHEST
used
CLEAT
possible
CLEFT
used
CREPT
used
CREST
used
CHEET
guess
CHERT
guess
CLEPT
guess
Pattern guide
What fits C_E_T?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, R
- 4th letter A, E, F, P, R, S
Meanings and answer history
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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.”
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Past Wordle answer: December 2, 2021.
CHEST
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
“The clothes are kept in a chest.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 24, 2022.
CLEAT
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CLEFT
An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
“The river flows through a cleft in the mountains.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 2, 2024.
CREPT
simple past and past participle of creep
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Past Wordle answer: May 28, 2022.
CREST
The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
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 14, 2025.
CHEET
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHERT
Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CLEPT
simple past and past participle of clepe
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match C_E_T?
- 9 five-letter words match C_E_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.