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Five-letter words matching C_ME_

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9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: CAMEL

Position 2A 33%O 33%I 11%U 11%
Position 5S 33%C 11%L 11%O 11%

Possible answers

CAMEL CAMEO COMET

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This pattern has 9 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: CAMEL (September 2, 2024); CAMEO (July 11, 2024); COMET (March 30, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter CAMEL
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1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

Hard Mode CAMEL 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_ME_?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, I, O, U, Y
  • 5th letter C, L, O, R, S, T, X
Meanings and answer history

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CAMEL

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

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 2, 2024.

CAMEO

A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

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

Past Wordle answer: July 11, 2024.

COMET

A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.

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

Past Wordle answer: October 19, 2021; March 30, 2026.

COMES

third-person singular simple present indicative of come

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.

CAMES

plural of came

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

CIMEX

Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.

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COMER

One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.

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.

CUMEC

A measure of the rate of flow of fluid, especially through a pipeline, equal to one cubic metre per second (m³/s).

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.

CYMES

plural of cyme

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.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match C_ME_?
9 five-letter words match C_ME_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CAMEL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.21 bits against the possible answers.