- 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 ME (C__ME)
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: CRAME
Position 2R 44%H 22%L 22%O 11%
Position 3I 33%A 22%E 11%M 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
CHIME
used
CREME
possible
CRIME
used
CHYME
guess
CLAME
guess
CLIME
guess
COMME
guess
CRAME
guess
CROME
guess
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This pattern has 9 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: CHIME (October 6, 2023); CRIME (June 14, 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__ME?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, O, R
- 3rd letter A, E, I, M, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
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CHIME
A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
“Hugo had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 6, 2023.
CREME
Alternative spelling of crème.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRIME
A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
“the commission of a crime”
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Past Wordle answer: June 14, 2023.
CHYME
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CLAME
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CLIME
A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
“After working hard all of his life, Max retired to warmer climes in Florida.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
COMME
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRAME
A merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CROME
A garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, resembling a garden fork with bent prongs, and used for breaking up soil, clearing ditches, raking up shellfish on beaches, etc.
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__ME?
- 9 five-letter words match C__ME 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, CRAME has the highest feedback entropy at 5.43 bits against the possible answers.