SKANK
SKANK is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.
As an opener, it rules out about 86.8% of possible answers.
Meaning and pronunciation
Pronunciation: /ˈskæŋk/[ˈskæŋk]/ˈskeɪ̯ŋk/
- Noun
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A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
- Noun
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Anything that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.
- Adjective
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Lewd, vulgar, skanky.
- Adjective
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Foul, unhygienic.
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
YesIncluded in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.
Possible answer
NoThe solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.
Past Wordle answer
Not used yetNo past answer date found.
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Useful pattern pages
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First-turn measures
All four describe SKANK used as an opening guess. Entropy is the same idea as “avg ruled out” on a log scale: a higher number means the guess splits the possible answers into more, smaller groups.
As an opening guess: previous benchmark
How SKANK 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.
Composition
Feedback chances
Feedback distribution
SKANK can come back 62 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:
Letter-value totals
Base letter-value totals for SKANK; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.
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Words With Friends
Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.
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Strategy after playing SKANK
What the solver recommends next for each way the board can respond to SKANK.
Quick reference
Largest feedback groups after playing SKANK: