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Five-letter words matching C_G__

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10 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: CAGER

Position 2A 50%O 30%I 20%
Position 4E 40%O 20%A 10%G 10%
Position 5E 20%R 20%Y 20%D 10%

Possible answers

CAGEY CIGAR

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: CIGAR (February 2, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter CAGEY
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Worst branch
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1.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode CAGEY keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits C_G__?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, I, O
  • 4th letter A, E, G, I, O, U
  • 5th letter D, E, N, R, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history

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CAGEY

Wary, careful, shrewd.

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.

CIGAR

A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

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 19, 2021; February 2, 2026.

CAGED

Confined in a cage.

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.

CAGES

plural of cage

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CAGER

A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.

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CAGOT

Alternative form of Cagot.

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CIGGY

A cigarette.

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COGIE

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COGON

Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica.

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COGUE

A small round wooden vessel for holding milk.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match C_G__?
10 five-letter words match C_G__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CAGER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.25 bits against the possible answers.