- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching C_IM_
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9 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: CRIME
Position 2H 44%R 33%L 22%
Position 5E 33%B 22%P 22%O 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CHIME
used
CLIMB
used
CRIME
used
CRIMP
used
CHIMB
guess
CHIMO
guess
CHIMP
guess
CLIME
guess
CRIMS
guess
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CHIME (October 6, 2023); CLIMB (April 4, 2024); CRIME (June 14, 2023); CRIMP (January 23, 2022).
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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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Pattern guide
What fits C_IM_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, R
- 5th letter B, E, O, P, S
Meanings and answer history
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CHIME
A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
“Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 6, 2023.
CLIMB
To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
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Past Wordle answer: April 4, 2024.
CRIME
A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
“the commission of a crime”
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Past Wordle answer: June 14, 2023.
CRIMP
A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
“The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.”
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Past Wordle answer: January 23, 2022.
CHIMB
Alternative form of chine (“edge of a cask; part of a ship; etc.”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHIMO
Hello; goodbye.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHIMP
Clipping of chimpanzee.
“The chimps in the zoo were making a racket.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CLIME
A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
“After working hard all of his life, Max retired to warmer climes in Florida.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRIMS
plural of crim
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match C_IM_?
- 9 five-letter words match C_IM_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CRIME has the highest feedback entropy at 5.22 bits against the possible answers.