- 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 starting with C and ending in FT (C__FT)
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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: CRAFT
Position 2R 50%L 33%H 17%
Position 3A 33%E 17%I 17%O 17%
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 6 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: CLEFT (February 2, 2024); CRAFT (April 29, 2024).
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__FT?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, R
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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CLEFT
An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
“The river flows through a cleft in the mountains.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 2, 2024.
CRAFT
Intellectual power; skill; art.
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Past Wordle answer: April 29, 2024.
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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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHAFT
The jaw.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CLIFT
A cliff.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRUFT
Anything that is old or of inferior quality.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match C__FT?
- 6 five-letter words match C__FT 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, CRAFT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.02 bits against the possible answers.