- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching C_N_Y
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: CONEY
Position 2A 43%O 29%U 29%
Position 4D 29%N 29%E 14%K 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 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: CANDY (November 20, 2023); CANNY (May 8, 2022).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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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Pattern guide
What fits C_N_Y?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, O, U
- 4th letter D, E, K, N, T
Meanings and answer history
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CANDY
Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
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 20, 2023.
CANNY
Careful, prudent, cautious.
“The politician gave a canny response to the reporter’s questions.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 8, 2022.
CONEY
The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica.
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.
CANTY
lively; cheerful; merry; brisk
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.
CONKY
Having a prominent nose.
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.
CUNDY
A surname from Norman.
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.
CUNNY
A cunt; a vulva.
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_N_Y?
- 7 five-letter words match C_N_Y 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, CONEY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.99 bits against the possible answers.