5-Letter Words Matching C L _ N _

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C L _ N _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words15 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

cling
clung
clink
clank
clone
clang

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

clans
cline
clint
clong
clonk
clons
clune
clunk
cluny

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

c15
l15
n15
g4
k4
i4
o4
u4
a3
e3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 12 with 1 unique vowel
  • 3 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ng · 4 words
  • -nk · 4 words
  • -ne · 3 words
  • -ns · 2 words
  • -nt · 1 words

Strategy

6 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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