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.

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