Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: CLANS, CLAPS, CLONS, CLAMS, CLOSE and CLAST. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 61 of the 71 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- CLOZE16 points
- CLACK13 points
- CLICK13 points
- CLIFF13 points
- CLOCK13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (23 words), followed by O (21).
More 5 letter words starting with C
CL at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with CL?
There are 71 5 letter words that start with CL in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with CL?
CLOZE, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with CL?
CLANS, CLONS and CLAPS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.