5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with C and ending in L (C___L)

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Possible answers

CABAL CAMEL CANAL CAROL CAVIL CHILL CIVIL CORAL CRAWL CRUEL

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 32 words in the Wordle guess list; 10 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 10 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: CAMEL (September 2, 2024); CANAL (July 10, 2026); CAROL (September 23, 2023); CHILL (November 16, 2021); CIVIL (September 29, 2025); CORAL (August 7, 2025); CRAWL (January 10, 2025); CRUEL (January 28, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter BRIAR
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
3.32 bits

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

Hard Mode Use CORAL instead.

BRIAR does not fit this page's clues. CORAL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.6 (2 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___L?

All 32 matching words are shown above. 10 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 53% O 38% R 34% E 28% I 25% H 19%

Words with five different letters

75% of the matches have no repeated letters.

CAMEL CAROL CAVIL CORAL CRAWL

Common letter pairs

AL 8% CA 6% EL 5% CH 5% CR 5%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 25% · two: 75% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match C___L?
32 five-letter words match C___L in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 10 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, CEORL has the highest feedback entropy at 5.46 bits against the possible answers.
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