- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with B and ending in NK (B__NK)
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matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
6 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: BRANK
Position 2L 50%R 33%O 17%
Position 3I 50%A 33%U 17%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: BLANK (July 20, 2025); BLINK (June 30, 2025); BRINK (June 23, 2022).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 B__NK?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter L, O, R
- 3rd letter A, I, U
Meanings and answer history
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BLANK
Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
“blank paper”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: July 20, 2025.
BLINK
To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
“The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 30, 2025.
BRINK
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
“the brink of a river”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 23, 2022.
BLUNK
To blench, blink; turn aside.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOINK
To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk.
“Max was boinking Jane in the bathroom of the bar.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BRANK
A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match B__NK?
- 6 five-letter words match B__NK in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, BRANK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.58 bits against the possible answers.