- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.58 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _C_L_
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Shortlist note
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This pattern has 19 words in the Wordle guess list; 6 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 6 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SCALD (September 29, 2022); SCALE (August 3, 2024); SCOLD (February 1, 2023).
ACEDY does not fit this page's clues. ACOLD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.0 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
SCAL_
SCALD, SCALE, SCALP, SCALY differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ACEDY tests the family more efficiently.
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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 6 possible answers.
ICILY
possible
SCALD
used
SCALE
used
SCALP
possible
SCALY
possible
SCOLD
used
SCALA
guess
ACOLD
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ACYLS
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ECOLE
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ICKLE
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KCALS
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OCTLI
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OCULI
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SCALL
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SCULK
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SCULL
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SCULP
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SCULS
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Pattern guide
What fits _C_L_?
All 19 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _C_L_?
- 19 five-letter words match _C_L_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SCALE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.56 bits against the possible answers.