- 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 matching __CL_
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This pattern has 7 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: CYCLE (April 14, 2026); UNCLE (October 13, 2023).
ABAND does not fit this page's clues. ANCLE 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 __CL_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, C, I, M, S, U
- 2nd letter A, N, O, Y
- 5th letter E, O
Meanings and answer history
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CYCLE
An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
“the cycle of the seasons, or of the year”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 14, 2026.
UNCLE
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 13, 2023.
ANCLE
Obsolete spelling of ankle.
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.
CYCLO
A tuk-tuk.
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.
INCLE
Alternative form of inkle.
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.
MACLE
Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section.
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.
SOCLE
A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
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 __CL_?
- 7 five-letter words match __CL_ 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, SOCLE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.42 bits against the possible answers.