5-Letter Words Starting With CLE
5 common words and 24 valid guesses start with "CLE". Pick from here to refine your next guess.
5 common words24 valid words
Common Words (5)
Words most likely to be the answer.
clean
clear
cleat
clerk
cleft
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (19)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
clead
cleam
cleck
cleek
clefs
clein
clela
cleon
clepe
clept
clerc
clere
cleta
clete
cleti
cleuk
cleva
cleve
clews
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 24 matches.
Most common letters
c24
l24
e24
a8
t6
r4
k4
n3
f2
s2
Most common letter by position
The most common letter in the 4th position is a, appearing in 5 of 24 words.
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 12 with 1 unique vowel
- 12 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ad · 1 words
- -am · 1 words
- -an · 1 words
- -ar · 1 words
- -at · 1 words
Strategy
Only 5 possible answers start with "CLE" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.