- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with BL and ending in K (BL__K)
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BLACK (April 10, 2022); BLANK (July 20, 2025); BLEAK (October 31, 2023); BLINK (June 30, 2025); BLOCK (January 25, 2024).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. BLACK 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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Pattern guide
What fits BL__K?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
- 4th letter A, C, N, O
Meanings and answer history
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BLACK
Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
“The items around him were black in colour.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 10, 2022.
BLANK
Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
“blank paper”
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Past Wordle answer: July 20, 2025.
BLEAK
Without color; pale; pallid.
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Past Wordle answer: October 31, 2023.
BLINK
To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
“The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.”
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Past Wordle answer: June 30, 2025.
BLOCK
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
“a block of ice; a block of stone”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 25, 2024.
BLOOK
A book serialized on a blog (weblog) platform.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BLUNK
To blench, blink; turn aside.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match BL__K?
- 7 five-letter words match BL__K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BLEAK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.