- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words ending in IRK
Our Wordle guess list has 6 five-letter words that end in IRK.
6 matching words
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This list has 6 Wordle guesses; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. Possible-answer status helps narrow a puzzle, but does not predict which word Wordle will choose.
Past Wordle answers: QUIRK (October 19, 2022); SHIRK (February 2, 2023); SMIRK (October 21, 2023).
ABASH does not fit this page's clues. SHIRK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Where these letters usually land
The IRK suffix fixes these letters in positions 3, 4 and 5; the figures below show whether extra copies appear elsewhere.
- I most often the 3rd letter (100% of these words).
- R most often the 4th letter (100% of these words).
- K most often the 5th letter (100% of these words).
Word notes
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QUIRK
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
“The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 19, 2022.
SHIRK
To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
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Past Wordle answer: February 2, 2023.
SMIRK
An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.
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Past Wordle answer: October 21, 2023.
CHIRK
To become happier.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
STIRK
A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer.
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
TWIRK
Alternative form of twerk (“a twitch”).
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Not found among the past answers in this archive.
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