- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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 B and ending in NK (B__NK)
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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).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. BLANK 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 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”
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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.”
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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”
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Past Wordle answer: June 23, 2022.
BLUNK
To blench, blink; turn aside.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
BOINK
To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk.
“Max was boinking Jane in the bathroom of the bar.”
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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.
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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.