CL up front leaves 126 words. CLACK, CLAIM, CLAMP lead them, and 30 sit on the answer list.
The green marks pick out the 30 words here that could still be the solution.
The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 29 words, about a quarter of the set. The company these words keep: A (49), E (48) and O (36). Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 14 of the 126. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With CL
- CLACK
- CLAIM
- CLAMP
- CLANG
- CLANK
- CLASH
- CLASP
- CLEAN
- CLEAR
- CLEAT
- CLEFT
- CLERK
- CLICK
- CLIFF
- CLIMB
- CLING
- CLINK
- CLOAK
- CLOCK
- CLONE
- CLOSE
- CLOTH
- CLOUD
- CLOUT
- CLOVE
- CLOWN
- CLUCK
- CLUED
- CLUMP
- CLUNG
- CLIPS
- CLUBS
- CLACH
- CLADE
- CLADS
- CLAES
- CLAGS
- CLAIK
- CLAIR
- CLAKE
- CLAMB
- CLAME
- CLAMS
- CLANS
- CLAPE
- CLAPS
- CLAPT
- CLARA
- CLARE
- CLARK
- CLARO
- CLART
- CLARY
- CLASS
- CLAST
- CLATS
- CLAUS
- CLAUT
- CLAVA
- CLAVE
- CLAVI
- CLAVY
- CLAWK
- CLAWS
- CLAYE
- CLAYS
- CLEAD
- CLEAM
- CLECK
- CLEEK
- CLEEP
- CLEFS
- CLEGS
- CLEIK
- CLEMS
- CLEPE
- CLEPT
- CLEUK
- CLEVE
- CLEWS
- CLICH
- CLIED
- CLIES
- CLIFT
- CLIMA
- CLIME
- CLINE
- CLINT
- CLIPE
- CLIPT
- CLITE
- CLITS
- CLIVE
- CLOAM
- CLODS
- CLOES
- CLOFF
- CLOGS
- CLOIT
- CLOKE
- CLOKY
- CLOMB
- CLOMP
- CLONG
- CLONK
- CLONS
- CLOOF
- CLOOP
- CLOOT
- CLOPS
- CLOSH
- CLOTE
- CLOTS
- CLOUR
- CLOUS
- CLOWS
- CLOYE
- CLOYS
- CLOZE
- CLUES
- CLUEY
- CLUFF
- CLUNK
- CLYDE
- CLYER
- CLYPE
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With CL
- CLOSE
- CLEAR
- CLEAN
- CLAIM
- CLICK
- CLOUD
- CLOCK
- CLIMB
- CLIFF
- CLOTH
- CLERK
- CLONE
- CLUBS
- CLIPS
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With CL for Wordle
- CLEAN
- CLOSE
- CLEAR
- CLAIM
- CLICK
- CLOUD
- CLOCK
- CLIMB
- CLIFF
- CLOTH
- CLERK
- CLONE
- CLASH
- CLOWN
- CLOAK
- CLING
- CLAMP
- CLOUT
- CLASP
- CLUNG
- CLEFT
- CLUMP
- CLOVE
- CLANK
- CLANG
- CLINK
- CLACK
- CLUED
- CLEAT
- CLUCK
5 Letter Words Starting With CL by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With CLA
- CLAIM
- CLASH
- CLAMP
- CLASP
- CLANK
- CLANG
- CLACK
- CLASS
- CLARK
- CLARA
- CLARE
- CLAWS
5 Letter Words Starting With CLE
- CLEAR
- CLEAN
- CLERK
- CLEFT
- CLEAT
- CLEVE
- CLEWS
- CLEFS
- CLEEK
- CLEMS
- CLEAD
- CLEAM
5 Letter Words Starting With CLI
- CLICK
- CLIMB
- CLIFF
- CLING
- CLINK
- CLIPS
- CLIVE
- CLINT
- CLINE
- CLIFT
- CLIME
- CLITS
5 Letter Words Starting With CLO
- CLOSE
- CLOUD
- CLOCK
- CLOTH
- CLONE
- CLOWN
- CLOAK
- CLOUT
- CLOVE
- CLOTS
- CLOGS
- CLODS
5 Letter Words Starting With CLU and CLY
- CLUNG
- CLUMP
- CLUED
- CLUCK
- CLUBS
- CLUES
- CLYDE
- CLUNK
- CLUFF
- CLUEY
- CLYER
- CLYPE
5 Letter Words Starting With CL by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With CL and Ending With S
- CLUBS
- CLIPS
- CLASS
- CLUES
- CLAWS
- CLAUS
- CLANS
- CLAMS
- CLOTS
- CLAPS
- CLAYS
- CLOGS
5 Letter Words Starting With CL and Ending With E
- CLOSE
- CLONE
- CLOVE
- CLYDE
- CLARE
- CLIVE
- CLINE
- CLEVE
- CLADE
- CLAVE
- CLOKE
- CLIME
5 Letter Words Starting With CL and Ending With K
- CLICK
- CLOCK
- CLERK
- CLOAK
- CLANK
- CLINK
- CLACK
- CLUCK
- CLARK
- CLUNK
- CLONK
- CLEEK
5 Letter Words Starting With CL and Ending With T
- CLOUT
- CLEFT
- CLEAT
- CLINT
- CLIFT
- CLAST
- CLAPT
- CLART
- CLAUT
- CLEPT
- CLIPT
- CLOIT
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With CL in Scrabble
- CLOZE 16 points
- CLACK 13 points
- CLICK 13 points
- CLIFF 13 points
- CLOCK 13 points
- CLUCK 13 points
- CLAMP 11 points
- CLANK 11 points
- CLERK 11 points
- CLIMB 11 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With CL
- CLOMP: Walk clumsily.
- CLOZE: Based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure.
- CLEWS: The cords used to suspend a hammock.
- CLIME: The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time.
- CLUNK: A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects).
- CLUCK: Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens. It is on the answer list.
- CLADE: A group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor.
- CLEAT: Secure on a cleat. It is on the answer list.
- CLARO: A cigar made with light-colored tobacco.
- CLACK: Make a rattling sound. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words starting with CL?
There are 126 of them. The everyday ones include CLOSE, CLEAR, CLEAN, CLAIM and CLICK.
How many 5 letter words start with CL?
126 in total, and 30 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with CL for Wordle?
CLEAN, CLOSE and CLEAR narrow this list fastest. CLEAN leaves at most 33 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with CL and end with S?
29 of them, including CLUBS, CLIPS, CLASS, CLUES and CLAWS.
Can a Wordle answer start with CL?
Yes. CLOSE, CLEAR and CLEAN all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. CLASS and CLICK are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CLOMP really a word?
Yes. Walk clumsily. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
CLOSE. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. CLYPE and CLYER are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
CLEAT, CLUCK and CLUED. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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