- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching C_I_K
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words2 not previously used2 past answersTight family: C_ICK (3)
Position 2H 43%L 29%R 29%
Position 4C 43%N 43%R 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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Can you finish C_I_K?
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Two-turn example: BELCH
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
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- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Gray CRICK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Green, Yellow CHICK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Yellow, Gray CLINK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Green, Gray CLICK — play this answer next
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CLICK (August 25, 2026); CLINK (January 22, 2026).
BELCH does not fit this page's clues. CHICK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
C_ICK
CHICK, CLICK, CRICK differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; BELCH tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits C_I_K?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, R
- 4th letter C, N, R
Meanings and answer history
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CHICK
A young bird.
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.
CLICK
A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
“As I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: October 31, 2021; August 25, 2026.
CLINK
The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
“You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room.”
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 22, 2026.
CRICK
A painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp.
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.
CHINK
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
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.
CHIRK
To become happier.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CRINK
Acronym of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea
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 C_I_K?
- 7 five-letter words match C_I_K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.