CL is one of the L blends, so a Wordle player who confirms it has two consonants and still no vowel. The 5 letter words starting with CL split their third position almost evenly between two vowels, which sets it apart from the other L blends.
O edges past A, though only just. Close, Cloud, Clock and Claim cover both, and CL doubles a letter less often than any other L blend, so a guess here almost always returns five separate letters.
There are 97 five letter words starting with CL. Close, Clear, Clean, Claim and Cloud are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. CLA and CLO hold the deepest runs, so test A and O in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With CL
C and L take two slots without a vowel, which forces the first vowel to position three. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Clach | Clack | Clade | Clads |
| Claes | Clags | Claim | Clame |
| Clamp | Clams | Clang | Clank |
| Clans | Claps | Clapt | Claro |
| Clart | Clary | Clash | Clasp |
| Class | Clast | Clats | Claut |
| Clave | Clavi | Claws | Clays |
| Clean | Clear | Cleat | Cleck |
| Cleek | Cleep | Clefs | Cleft |
| Clegs | Cleik | Clems | Clepe |
| Clept | Clerk | Cleve | Clews |
| Click | Clied | Clies | Cliff |
| Clift | Climb | Clime | Cline |
| Cling | Clink | Clint | Clipe |
| Clips | Clipt | Clits | Cloak |
| Cloam | Clock | Clods | Cloff |
| Clogs | Cloke | Clomb | Clomp |
| Clone | Clonk | Clons | Cloop |
| Cloot | Clops | Close | Clote |
| Cloth | Clots | Cloud | Clour |
| Clous | Clout | Clove | Clown |
| Clows | Cloye | Cloys | Cloze |
| Clubs | Cluck | Clued | Clues |
| Cluey | Clump | Clung | Clunk |
| Clype |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL By Third Letter
O edges out A in the third slot, and the two together account for more than half the set. Five letter words with L as the second letter leaves the first letter open.
5 Letter Words Starting With CLA
| Claim | Clash | Class |
| Claws | Clack | Clamp |
| Clams | Clang | Clank |
| Clans | Claps | Clary |
| Clasp | Clays | Clade |
| Claes | Claro | Clast |
| Clave | Clach | Clads |
| Clags | Clame | Clapt |
| Clart | Clats | Claut |
| Clavi |
5 Letter Words Starting With CLE
| Clean | Clear | Clerk |
| Cleft | Cleve | Cleat |
| Clefs | Clews | Cleck |
| Cleek | Cleep | Clegs |
| Cleik | Clems | Clepe |
| Clept |
5 Letter Words Starting With CLI
| Click | Cliff | Climb |
| Clint | Clips | Cline |
| Cling | Clink | Clift |
| Clime | Clits | Clied |
| Clies | Clipe | Clipt |
5 Letter Words Starting With CLO
| Cloak | Clock | Clone |
| Close | Cloth | Cloud |
| Clown | Clogs | Clots |
| Clout | Clove | Clods |
| Cloke | Cloze | Cloam |
| Cloff | Clomb | Clomp |
| Clonk | Clons | Cloop |
| Cloot | Clops | Clote |
| Clour | Clous | Clows |
| Cloye | Cloys |
5 Letter Words Starting With CLU
| Clubs | Clues | Clump |
| Clung | Cluck | Clued |
| Clunk | Cluey |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL By Ending Letter
S closes 27 of these, with E, K and T deep enough to isolate behind it. 5 letter words starting with CO works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With CL Ending In S
| Class | Claws | Clips |
| Clubs | Clues | Clams |
| Clans | Claps | Clays |
| Clogs | Clots | Claes |
| Clefs | Clews | Clits |
| Clods | Clads | Clags |
| Clats | Clegs | Clems |
| Clies | Clons | Clops |
| Clous | Clows | Cloys |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL Ending In E
| Clone | Close | Cleve |
| Cline | Clove | Clade |
| Clave | Clime | Cloke |
| Cloze | Clame | Clepe |
| Clipe | Clote | Cloye |
| Clype |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL Ending In K
| Clerk | Click | Cloak |
| Clock | Clack | Clank |
| Clink | Cluck | Clunk |
| Cleck | Cleek | Cleik |
| Clonk |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL Ending In T
| Clint | Cleft | Clout |
| Clast | Cleat | Clift |
| Clapt | Clart | Claut |
| Clept | Clipt | Cloot |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL With A
A takes the third slot in 28 CL words and turns up in 33 across the set. 5 letter words starting with CH works the same way.
| Claim | Clash | Class |
| Claws | Clean | Clear |
| Cloak | Clack | Clamp |
| Clams | Clang | Clank |
| Clans | Claps | Clary |
| Clasp | Clays | Clade |
| Claes | Claro | Clast |
| Clave | Cleat | Clach |
| Clads | Clags | Clame |
| Clapt | Clart | Clats |
| Claut | Clavi | Cloam |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL With O
O leads the third slot with 29 words and runs through 30 overall. 5 letter words starting with AL works the same way.
| Cloak | Clock | Clone |
| Close | Cloth | Cloud |
| Clown | Clogs | Clots |
| Clout | Clove | Claro |
| Clods | Cloke | Cloze |
| Cloam | Cloff | Clomb |
| Clomp | Clonk | Clons |
| Cloop | Cloot | Clops |
| Clote | Clour | Clous |
| Clows | Cloye | Cloys |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, so nothing is wasted on a repeat. 5 letter words ending in CH answers a nearby question.
| Close | Clear | Clean |
| Claim | Clubs | Cloud |
| Climb | Clips | Cloth |
| Clerk | Clash | Clown |
| Clues | Clone | Cloak |
| Claws | Clint | Cling |
Only 15 CL words repeat a letter, the shortest list of any L blend. Class, Cliff and Clock are the three to hold back.
5 Letter Words Starting With CL For Scrabble
Z carries the top play, and Cloze tops the set at 16 points before any bonus square.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Cloze | 16 |
| Cluck | 13 |
| Cloff | 13 |
| Clock | 13 |
| Cliff | 13 |
| Click | 13 |
| Cleck | 13 |
| Clack | 13 |
| Clype | 12 |
| Clach | 12 |
| Clunk | 11 |
| Clump | 11 |
| Clonk | 11 |
| Clomp | 11 |
| Clomb | 11 |
5 Letter Words Starting With CL And Their Meanings
Scots, heraldry and old craft usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Clach | A stone, from Scottish Gaelic usage |
| Clade | A group of organisms descended from one shared ancestor |
| Claro | A mild cigar of light colour |
| Clart | To smear with mud or dirt, in northern dialect |
| Clast | A fragment of rock broken from a larger mass |
| Claut | To scratch or claw at something, from Scots usage |
| Clave | The past form of cleave, meaning clung or adhered |
| Clavi | The plural of clavus, a purple stripe on a Roman tunic |
| Cleck | To hatch, or to spread gossip, from Scots usage |
| Cleek | A large hook, and an old name for an iron golf club |
| Cleik | Another spelling of cleek, a hook for lifting |
| Clepe | To call or name, in archaic English |
| Cleve | A cliff or steep bank, in older usage |
| Clift | A cleft or fissure in rock, an older form of cliff |
| Cline | A gradual change in a trait across a population |
| Clint | A block of limestone separated by fissures in pavement |
| Cloam | Earthenware pottery, in west country dialect |
| Clomb | The past form of climb, in older English |
| Clour | A bump raised by a blow, from Scots usage |
| Clype | To tell tales or inform on someone, in Scots usage |
FAQs
The strongest are Close, Clear, Clean, Claim and Cloud, since none of them repeat a letter. Class, Cliff and Clock hand a slot to a repeat, so keep them for later.
The K ending gives you Clock, Click, Clerk, Cloak, Clank, Clink, Clunk, Clonk, Clack and Cluck. Cleck, Cleek and Cleik close the group in Scrabble.
CLO gives you Close, Cloud, Cloth, Clown, Clock, Clove, Clone, Clods, Clogs and Clots, along with Cloak, Cloam, Cloff, Cloke, Clomb, Clomp, Clonk, Clons, Cloop, Cloot, Clops, Clote, Clour, Clous, Clout, Clows, Cloye, Cloys and Cloze.
The O words run to Close, Cloud, Cloth, Clown, Clock, Clove, Clone, Clods and Clogs. Thirty CL words carry an O somewhere after the opening pair.
The top score goes to Cloze at 16 points. Cluck, Cloff, Clock, Cliff and Click each reach 13, with Clack and Cleck at 12.
The T ending gives you Cleat, Cleft, Clout and Clint. Clapt, Clart, Clast, Claut, Clept, Clift, Clipt and Cloot close on T as well.
CLE gives you Clean, Clear, Cleat, Clerk, Clefs, Cleft and Clews, along with Cleck, Cleek, Cleep, Clegs, Cleik, Clems, Clepe, Clept and Cleve.
Yes, Clade is valid and scores 8 points. It names a group of organisms descended from one shared ancestor.
