5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess F tier opener

KNACK

Yes, KNACK was the Wordle answer on January 15, 2025 (Wordle #1306).

As an opener, it rules out about 83.6% of possible answers.

Open Solver with KNACK Open Word Finder

Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /næk/

Noun

A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.

Noun

A petty contrivance; a toy.

Verb

To speak affectedly.

Verb

To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: January 15, 2025 (#1306).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

Wordle Observatory

How did this puzzle feel?

About the project

Add an anonymous result and difficulty rating to the public, aggregate research dataset.

We send only this answer word for puzzle verification, the puzzle number, result, difficulty vote, Hard Mode flag, timezone and a random one-puzzle receipt token. The Observatory stores no answer word, grid, guesses, account, email, IP-derived ID or reusable player identifier. The puzzle-specific receipt prevents duplicate submissions and permits withdrawal; anyone with that token can withdraw, so keep browser-data exports private. See the privacy details.

How KNACK performs as a guess

KNACK is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 65.6% of games, misses completely in 34.4%, and leaves about 387 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,189 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.85 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

K___K K in the 1st position and K in the 5th position K__C_ K in the 1st position and C in the 4th position _N__K N in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position

Try next

TOILE TALER GOIER STIRE COURE TONER
Words starting with K Words ending with K

First-turn measures

3.60 Entropy (bits)
387 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
83.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 9% of evaluated openers
2.35 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How KNACK performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.85 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#13,189 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, KNACK ranks #13,189 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
32
3 guesses
667
4 guesses
1,289
5 guesses
337
6 guesses
25
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
AN

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
66%
Green tile
24%
All gray
34%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S L I C K
A H E N T
K N A C K

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches KNACK in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

61 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

811
366
220
170
125
103
67
49
49
34
31
30
30
28
23
16
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
8
7
7
6
6

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing KNACK:

34% chance
Suggested:
TOILE
16% chance
Suggested:
TALER
9% chance
Suggested:
GOIER

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

34.4% →
TOILE 6.04 bits
15.5% →
TALER 5.64 bits
9.3% →
GOIER 5.52 bits
7.2% →
STIRE 5.22 bits
5.3% →
COURE 5.44 bits
4.4% →
TONER 4.40 bits
2.8% →
LATER 4.75 bits
2.1% →
TRIPE 4.64 bits
2.1% →
URITE 4.91 bits
1.4% →
SHORE 4.10 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for KNACK; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

K5N1A1C3K5
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 17 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.