Five-letter words starting with C and ending in IN (C__IN)

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This pattern has 8 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: CHAIN (December 10, 2023); CUMIN (May 13, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AAHED
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.59 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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AAHED does not fit this page's clues. CABIN 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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What fits C__IN?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, H, O, R, U
  • 3rd letter A, B, E, L, M, N, T, V
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CABIN

A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

“Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.”

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.

CHAIN

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

“He wore a gold chain around the neck.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: December 10, 2023.

CUMIN

The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.

“Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: May 13, 2024.

COLIN

The American quail or bobwhite, or related species.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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CONIN

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COVIN

Fraud, deception.

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CREIN

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CUTIN

A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match C__IN?
8 five-letter words match C__IN 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, CREIN has the highest feedback entropy at 5.35 bits against the possible answers.
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