25 common words, 67 with definitions — filter by type, find a Wordle guess.
CL answers lean on E and O: clean, clone, close, cling. Clean is the best information guess after CL because it plants E, A, and N in the three open slots.
In 5-letter words starting with CL, the most common letters in position 3 are: O, A, I, E, U.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| CLACK | noun | a sharp clicking or rattling sound; to make such a sound |
| CLAIM | verb | to state that something is true; to demand as one's right |
| CLAMB | verb | climbed (archaic and dialectal past tense of climb) |
| CLAME | verb | to claim or call out for (archaic) |
| CLAMP | noun | a device for holding things tightly together |
| CLANG | verb | to make a loud resonant metallic sound |
| CLANK | verb | to make a sharp metallic sound by striking together |
| CLAPT | verb | past tense of clap; struck together suddenly; applauded |
| CLARK | noun | a clerk (archaic spelling); one who keeps records or accounts |
| CLARO | noun | a light-colored and mild-flavored cigar |
| CLART | noun | sticky mud or dirt (Northern English dialect); to smear with mud |
| CLARY | noun | a Mediterranean sage plant (Salvia sclarea) used in perfumery and cooking |
| CLASH | verb | to come into conflict; to fail to match or harmonise |
| CLASP | verb | hold firmly and tightly |
| CLASS | noun | a set of people or things having shared qualities; a lesson |
| CLAUT | verb | to scratch or claw; to strike or slap (Scottish dialect) |
| CLAVA | noun | a club-shaped anatomical structure; a prehistoric stone-lined passage grave |
| CLAVE | noun | a rhythmic pattern central to Afro-Cuban music; past tense of cleave (archaic) |
| CLAVY | noun | A mantelpiece. |
| CLEAD | verb | to clothe or cover; to provide with cladding (dialectal) |
| CLEAM | verb | to smear or plaster with a sticky substance (dialectal) |
| CLEAN | adjective | free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter |
| CLEAR | adjective | easy to understand; free from obstruction; transparent |
| CLEAT | noun | a T-shaped fitting for securing ropes; a strip that provides grip or traction |
| CLECK | verb | to hatch (eggs); to gossip or tell tales (Scottish dialect) |
| CLEEK | noun | a large hooked instrument; an old golf club with a narrow iron head (Scottish) |
| CLEFT | noun | a split or division made by cleaving; a crack in rock or earth |
| CLERK | noun | employee who performs clerical work |
| CLEVE | noun | a cliff or hillside (dialectal English) |
| CLICK | noun | depression of a button on a computer mouse |
| CLIFF | noun | a steep rock face at the edge of the sea or a river |
| CLIFT | noun | a cliff or crevice (archaic and dialectal) |
| CLIMA | noun | a climatic zone or region (archaic/Latin term) |
| CLIMB | verb | to go up or ascend using hands, feet, or other means |
| CLIME | noun | a region or climate, especially a pleasant one (poetic/literary) |
| CLINE | noun | a gradual variation in characteristics across a species' geographic range |
| CLING | verb | to hold tightly to something; to be reluctant to give something up |
| CLINK | verb | to make a light ringing sound; an informal word for prison |
| CLINT | noun | a block of limestone in a limestone pavement; a hard rocky surface |
| CLIPS | noun | small fastening devices; short film or video excerpts; cuts or trims |
| CLIPT | verb | past tense of clip (archaic); cut or trimmed |
| CLIVE | noun | a cliff or steep slope (archaic English) |
| CLOAK | noun | a sleeveless outer garment; something that hides |
| CLOAM | noun | earthenware or pottery (West Country English dialect) |
| CLOCK | noun | an instrument for measuring and showing time |
| CLOFF | noun | a cleft or fork in a hill or tree; a tare or allowance in weighing goods |
| CLOIT | verb | to fall with a heavy thud; to walk clumsily (Scottish dialect) |
| CLOMB | verb | archaic past tense of climb (dialectal) |
| CLONE | noun | an exact genetic copy of an organism |
| CLOOF | noun | a gorge or ravine in a hillside (South African) |
| CLOOP | noun | the sound made when a cork is pulled from a bottle |
| CLOOT | noun | a cloven hoof; the Devil (Scottish); a piece of cloth |
| CLOSE | adjective | near in space, time, or relationship; to shut or seal |
| CLOSH | noun | a game resembling skittles played with a wooden ball (dialectal) |
| CLOTE | noun | a burdock plant (Arctium lappa) or water lily (dialectal) |
| CLOTH | noun | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
| CLOUD | noun | a visible mass of water vapour in the atmosphere |
| CLOUR | verb | to strike or knock; a bump or bruise from a blow (Scottish) |
| CLOUT | noun | influence or power, especially in politics; a heavy blow |
| CLOVE | noun | a dried flower bud used as a spice; a segment of garlic; past tense of cleave |
| CLOWN | noun | a comic entertainer; a foolish or incompetent person |
| CLUCK | verb | to make a short low sound like a hen; to express disapproval |
| CLUMP | noun | a small group of trees or plants growing close together |
| CLUNG | verb | past tense of cling; held tightly to something |
| CLUNK | noun | a dull heavy metallic sound; to make such a sound |
| CLYER | noun | A swelling of the lymph node of cattle |
| CLYPE | verb | to tell tales or inform on someone; a telltale (Scottish) |
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This list has 67 five-letter words starting with CL that have definitions. 25 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 13 of them.
Clean first. Clone if you already know O is in the word. Close is a frequent answer but it repeats E and does not tell you as much as clean.
Look at cling, clink, and clock — they keep CL and swap in I or O. If L appears twice (as in cool-style answers), this list’s double-L words are worth a scan.