5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

QUONK

QUONK is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 81.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒŋk/

Noun

Unwanted noise picked up by a microphone in a broadcasting studio.

Noun

Audience chatter that disturbs the performer.

Verb

To produce unwanted noise.

Verb

To honk.

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

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

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

How QUONK performs as a guess

Wordle accepts QUONK as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 61.2% of games, misses completely in 38.8%, and leaves about 427 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,314 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.86 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.

Q___K Q in the 1st position and K in the 5th position Q__N_ Q in the 1st position and N in the 4th position _U__K U in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position

Try next

TARSE TALER LINER STARE SALET SIDLE
Words starting with Q Words ending with K

First-turn measures

3.55 Entropy (bits)
427 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
81.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 8% of evaluated openers
2.40 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How QUONK 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.

3.86 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#13,314 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, QUONK ranks #13,314 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
22
3 guesses
666
4 guesses
1,313
5 guesses
325
6 guesses
26
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

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
NOU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
61%
Green tile
28%
All gray
39%

Feedback distribution

47 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

914
257
179
144
122
114
85
77
51
41
40
31
26
25
22
19
19
18
17
17
15
14
13
11
9
9
8
8
8
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing QUONK:

39% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
11% chance
Suggested:
TALER
8% chance
Suggested:
LINER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

38.8% →
TARSE 6.29 bits
10.9% →
TALER 5.41 bits
7.6% →
LINER 5.23 bits
6.1% →
STARE 4.76 bits
5.2% →
SALET 5.33 bits
4.8% →
SIDLE 4.65 bits
3.6% →
CANER 4.39 bits
3.3% →
STAGE 4.72 bits
2.2% →
CARSE 4.61 bits
1.7% →
SPARE 4.65 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

Q10U1O1N1K5
Total: 18 points

Words With Friends

Total: 20 points

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