Five-letter words matching C__E_

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What the remaining words have in common

165 matching words7 not previously used18 past answers

Position 2O 33%A 24%U 12%I 7%
Position 3D 10%R 10%T 8%V 8%
Position 5S 27%D 20%R 16%Y 7%
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25 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, CORER produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 2nd letter: A, H, I, L, O, R, Y·3rd letter: B, D, E, G, I, M, P, R, T, U, V, W·5th letter: D, F, K, L, N, O, P, R, T, Y

Possible answers

13 more possible answers are in the full list below.

used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.

CADET Very unlikely used CAGEY Likely CAMEL Very unlikely used CAMEO Very unlikely used CAPER Very unlikely used CATER Very unlikely used CHEEK Very unlikely used CHEER Very unlikely used CHIEF Very unlikely used CIDER Very unlikely used CLUED Likely COMET Possible used CORER Very unlikely used COVEN Very unlikely used COVER Very unlikely used COVET Very unlikely used COVEY Likely COWER Very unlikely used CREED Very unlikely used CREEK Likely CREEP Likely CRIED Likely CRIER Likely CRUEL Very unlikely used CYBER Very unlikely used CAFES Very unlikely CAGED Possible CAGES Very unlikely CAKES Very unlikely CANES Very unlikely CAPES Very unlikely CARED Possible CARES Very unlikely CASES Very unlikely CAVES Very unlikely CEDED Possible CELEB Possible CITED Possible CITES Very unlikely CLUES Very unlikely CODED Possible CODES Very unlikely CODEX Possible COHEN Very unlikely COLES Very unlikely COMES Very unlikely CONES Very unlikely CONEY Very unlikely CORES Very unlikely COREY Very unlikely CRIES Very unlikely CUBES Very unlikely CURED Possible CURES Very unlikely CAAED Very unlikely CABER Very unlikely CADEE Very unlikely CADES Very unlikely CAGER Very unlikely CAKED Possible CAKEY Very unlikely CAMES Very unlikely CANED Possible CANEH Very unlikely CANER Very unlikely CAPED Possible CAPEX Very unlikely CARER Very unlikely CARET Possible CAREX Very unlikely CASED Possible CASER Very unlikely CATES Very unlikely CAVED Possible CAVEL Very unlikely CAVER Very unlikely CAWED Possible CEDER Very unlikely CEDES Very unlikely CEPES Very unlikely CERED Very unlikely CERES Very unlikely CETES Very unlikely CHEEB Very unlikely CHEEP Possible CHEET Very unlikely CHIEL Very unlikely CIDED Very unlikely CIDES Very unlikely CIMEX Very unlikely CINES Very unlikely CIRES Very unlikely CITEE Very unlikely CITER Very unlikely CIVES Very unlikely CIVET Possible CLAES Very unlikely CLEEK Very unlikely CLEEP Very unlikely CLIED Very unlikely CLIES Very unlikely CLUEY Very unlikely CODEC Very unlikely CODEN Very unlikely CODER Possible COKED Very unlikely COKES Very unlikely COKEY Very unlikely COLED Very unlikely COLEY Very unlikely COMER Very unlikely CONED Possible CONEX Very unlikely COOED Possible COOEE Very unlikely COOER Very unlikely COOEY Very unlikely COPED Possible COPEN Very unlikely COPER Very unlikely COPES Very unlikely CORED Possible COSEC Very unlikely COSED Very unlikely COSES Very unlikely COSET Very unlikely COSEY Very unlikely COTED Very unlikely COTES Very unlikely COVED Very unlikely COVES Very unlikely COWED Possible COXED Possible COXES Very unlikely COYED Very unlikely COYER Very unlikely COZED Very unlikely COZEN Very unlikely COZES Very unlikely COZEY Very unlikely CREEL Very unlikely CREES Very unlikely CRUES Very unlikely CRUET Very unlikely CRYER Very unlikely CUBEB Very unlikely CUBED Possible CUBER Very unlikely CUKES Very unlikely CULET Very unlikely CULEX Very unlikely CUMEC Very unlikely CUNEI Very unlikely CUPEL Very unlikely CURER Possible CURET Very unlikely CUSEC Very unlikely CUTER Possible CUTES Very unlikely CUTEY Very unlikely CUVEE Very unlikely CUZES Very unlikely CYDER Very unlikely CYMES Very unlikely CYTES Very unlikely

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ARSON leaves 14.8091 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 165 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, CAGEY has a 7.5% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 80.9615 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

This illustration assumes only the shown green letters. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.

How this is calculated

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish C__E_?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with C__E_ as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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Pattern guide

What fits C__E_?

All 165 matching words are shown above. 25 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

75% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

CO 55/165 words (33%) ES 45/165 words (27%) CA 39/165 words (24%) ED 35/165 words (21%) ER 29/165 words (18%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 3% · two: 91% · three or more: 6%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match C__E_?
165 five-letter words match C__E_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 25 are possible answers.