5-Letter Words Starting With CL
71 five-letter words start with CL; 26 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | clear | 0.40 | 1.33 |
| 2 | clean | 0.37 | 1.22 |
| 3 | close | 0.52 | 0.98 |
| 4 | clone | 0.53 | 0.96 |
| 5 | clerk | 0.36 | 1.06 |
| 6 | clans | 0.39 | 0.97 |
| 7 | clues | 0.40 | 0.96 |
| 8 | clash | 0.43 | 0.86 |
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71 words starting with CL
- classcommon
- closecommon
- clearcommon
- cleancommon
- claimcommon
- clickcommon
- clubscommon
- cloudcommon
- clockcommon
- climbcommon
- cliffcommon
- clipscommon
- clothcommon
- clerkcommon
- clashcommon
- clowncommon
- cluescommon
- clonecommon
- cloakcommon
- clawscommon
- clingcommon
- clampcommon
- clanscommon
- cloutcommon
- clamscommon
- claspcommon
- clung
- clots
- cleft
- clump
- clove
- claps
- cline
- clays
- clogs
- clary
- clank
- clang
- clink
- clack
- claro
- clift
- clued
- clade
- cleat
- cluck
- clave
- clunk
- clods
- clime
- clews
- clefs
- clast
- cloze
- clomp
- clonk
- clads
- clops
- cleek
- clach
All 71 five-letter words
Starting with CLA 23
clach clack clade clads clags claim clamp clams clang clank clans claps clapt claro clary clash clasp class clast clave clavi claws clays
Starting with CLE 10
clean clear cleat cleek clefs cleft clepe clept clerk clews
Starting with CLI 10
click cliff clift climb clime cline cling clink clips clipt
Starting with CLO 21
cloak clock clods clogs clomb clomp clone clonk clons cloot clops close cloth clots cloud clour clout clove clown cloys cloze
Starting with CLU 7
clubs cluck clued clues clump clung clunk
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with CL?
Our list has 71. 26 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with CL?
CLASS, CLOSE, CLEAR, CLEAN, CLAIM — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with CL?
CLEAR. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.4 green and 1.33 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.