- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with C and ending in FT (C__FT)
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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).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. CHAFT keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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.