- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with C and ending in ET (C__ET)
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What the remaining words have in common
10 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: CARET
Position 2O 30%A 20%U 20%H 10%
Position 3R 20%V 20%D 10%E 10%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CADET
used
COMET
used
COVET
used
CARET
guess
CHEET
guess
CIVET
guess
COSET
guess
CRUET
guess
CULET
guess
CURET
guess
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 10 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: CADET (July 22, 2024); COMET (March 30, 2026); COVET (June 23, 2023).
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__ET?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, H, I, O, R, U
- 3rd letter D, E, L, M, R, S, U, V
Meanings and answer history
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CADET
A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
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 22, 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.
COVET
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
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 23, 2023.
CARET
A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
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.
CHEET
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CIVET
Any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
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.
COSET
The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup.
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.
CRUET
A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table.
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.
CULET
A small, flat face often cut at the base of a brilliant-cut gemstone.
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.
CURET
Alternative spelling of curette.
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__ET?
- 10 five-letter words match C__ET 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, CARET has the highest feedback entropy at 5.77 bits against the possible answers.