Five-letter words matching C_O_T
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: CROST
CLOUT is the only possible answer that fits.
The other 8 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.
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What fits C_O_T?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, O, R
- 4th letter F, O, P, S, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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CLOUT
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
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CROFT
An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.
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CHOTT
A dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter.
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CHOUT
An assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder.
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CLOOT
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COOPT
Alternative form of co-opt.
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COOST
simple past and past participle of cast
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CROST
Pronunciation spelling of cross.
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CROUT
sauerkraut
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Common questions
- How many five-letter words match C_O_T?
- 9 five-letter words match C_O_T in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CROST has the highest feedback entropy at 5.3 bits against the possible answers.