320 words hold C and A and E, wherever they fall. ACUTE, BEACH, BRACE lead, and 57 can be the answer.
Of the 33 everyday words on this page, 26 could also be the answer.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 320 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- CACHE: takes 320 down to 51 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- LANCE: down to 64. It is on the answer list.
- RACES: down to 65.
What These Words Have in Common
116 of them end in E, about a third of the list. The company these words keep: R (100), L (63) and S (60). 33 of the 320 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, C and E
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ACUTE
- BEACH
- BRACE
- CABLE
- CACHE
- CADET
- CAGEY
- CAMEL
- CAMEO
- CANOE
- CAPER
- CARVE
- CASTE
- CATER
- CAUSE
- CEASE
- CEDAR
- CHAFE
- CHASE
- CHEAP
- CHEAT
- CLEAN
- CLEAR
- CLEAT
- CRANE
- CRATE
- CRAVE
- CRAZE
- CREAK
- CREAM
- DANCE
- DECAL
- DECAY
- ECLAT
- ENACT
- EXACT
- FACET
- FARCE
- GRACE
- LANCE
- LEACH
- MECCA
- OCEAN
- PEACE
- PEACH
- PECAN
- PLACE
- RACER
- REACH
- REACT
- RECAP
- SAUCE
- SCALE
- SCARE
- SPACE
- TEACH
- TRACE
- ACRES
- CAKES
- CASES
- EMACS
- FACED
- FACES
- RACES
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With A
- ACUTE
- ACRES
- ABCEE
- ACALE
- ACATE
- ACCEL
- ACEDY
- ACENE
- ACERB
- ACERS
- ACETA
- ACHED
- ACHEN
- ACHER
- ACHES
- ACHEY
- ACIER
- ACIES
- ACKEE
- ACKER
- ACKEY
- ACMES
- ACNED
- ACNES
- ACOEL
- ACONE
- ACRED
- ACTED
- AECIA
- AERIC
- AFACE
- ALCAE
- ALCEA
- ALCES
- ALECK
- ALECS
- ALICE
- AMICE
- ANCLE
- ANCRE
- ANICE
- APACE
- ARACE
- ARCAE
- ARCED
- ARCES
- ARCHE
- ARECA
- AREIC
- AZTEC
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With C
- CABLE
- CACHE
- CADET
- CAGEY
- CAMEL
- CAMEO
- CANOE
- CAPER
- CARVE
- CASTE
- CATER
- CAUSE
- CEASE
- CEDAR
- CHAFE
- CHASE
- CHEAP
- CHEAT
- CLEAN
- CLEAR
- CLEAT
- CRANE
- CRATE
- CRAVE
- CRAZE
- CREAK
- CREAM
- CAKES
- CASES
- CAAED
- CABER
- CABRE
- CACEI
- CADEE
- CADER
- CADES
- CADEW
- CADGE
- CADIE
- CADRE
- CAECA
- CAESE
- CAFES
- CAFFE
- CAGED
- CAGER
- CAGES
- CAITE
- CAKED
- CAKER
- CAKEY
- CALEB
- CALEF
- CALLE
- CALVE
- CAMES
- CAMPE
- CANED
- CANEH
- CANEL
- CANER
- CANES
- CAPED
- CAPEL
- CAPES
- CAPEX
- CAPLE
- CAQUE
- CARED
- CARER
- CARES
- CARET
- CAREX
- CAREY
- CARLE
- CARNE
- CARPE
- CARSE
- CARTE
- CASED
- CASEL
- CASER
- CASEY
- CASSE
- CATEL
- CATES
- CAVAE
- CAVEA
- CAVED
- CAVEL
- CAVER
- CAVES
- CAVEY
- CAVIE
- CAWED
- CEAZE
- CECAL
- CECCA
- CEIBA
- CELIA
- CELLA
- CERAL
- CERAS
- CERAT
- CERIA
- CESAR
- CESTA
- CHACE
- CHANE
- CHAPE
- CHARE
- CHAVE
- CHEBA
- CHEKA
- CHELA
- CHENA
- CHERA
- CLADE
- CLAES
- CLAKE
- CLAME
- CLAPE
- CLARE
- CLAVE
- CLAYE
- CLEAD
- CLEAM
- COATE
- COMAE
- COXAE
- CRAIE
- CRAKE
- CRAME
- CRAPE
- CRARE
- CRAYE
- CREAD
- CREAT
- CREDA
- CREMA
- CRENA
- CRETA
- CUECA
- CUEVA
- CUNEA
- CYMAE
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With D
- DANCE
- DECAL
- DECAY
- DACES
- DECAD
- DECAF
- DECAN
- DECAP
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With E
- ECLAT
- ENACT
- EXACT
- EMACS
- ECADS
- ECARD
- ECART
- ECASH
- ECHAR
- ECHEA
- ECTAD
- ECTAL
- ELAIC
- ENCIA
- ENIAC
- EPACT
- ERICA
- ERUCA
- ESCAR
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With F
- FACET
- FARCE
- FACED
- FACES
- FACER
- FACEY
- FACIE
- FECAL
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With L
- LANCE
- LEACH
- LACED
- LACER
- LACES
- LACET
- LACEY
- LACHE
- LENCA
- LYCEA
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With M
- MECCA
- MACED
- MACER
- MACES
- MACHE
- MACLE
- MACTE
- MEACH
- MECHA
- MESCA
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With P
- PEACE
- PEACH
- PECAN
- PLACE
- PACED
- PACER
- PACES
- PACEY
- PANCE
- PECIA
- PERCA
- PICAE
- PICEA
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With R
- RACER
- REACH
- REACT
- RECAP
- RACES
- RACED
- RACHE
- RANCE
- RECAL
- RECTA
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With S
- SAUCE
- SCALE
- SCARE
- SPACE
- SACAE
- SACRE
- SAICE
- SCAPE
- SCASE
- SCEAT
- SCENA
- SCRAE
- SERAC
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With T
- TEACH
- TRACE
- TACES
- TACET
- TACHE
- TECLA
- TECTA
- THECA
5 Letter Words With A, C and E Starting With B, G, H and other letters
- BEACH
- BRACE
- BACHE
- BACNE
- BECAP
- GRACE
- GARCE
- GLACE
- HACEK
- HACHE
- HANCE
- ILEAC
- JACET
- KEACH
- NACHE
- NACRE
- NAICE
- NANCE
- NECIA
- OCEAN
- OCREA
- VACHE
- VANCE
- VAREC
- WACKE
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- CADGE: Ask for and get free; be a parasite.
- THECA: Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.
- CECAL: Of or like a cecum.
- CAGER: An athlete who plays basketball.
- ACKEE: Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.
- ECLAT: Enthusiastic approval. It is on the answer list.
- NACRE: The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
- MACER: An official who carries a mace of office.
- CRAPE: Curl tightly.
- ARCED: Forming or resembling an arch.
- CARET: A mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text.
- ARECA: Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts.
- CALVE: Birth.
- CRAKE: Any of several short-billed Old World rails.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, C and E?
Yes. PLACE, CAUSE and CLEAR have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. CASES and PEACE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ACERB really a word?
Yes. Sour or bitter in taste. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
PLACE. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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. WACKE and VAREC are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
CAGEY, CHAFE and CLEAT. 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.