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7 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: CORKY

Position 2O 57%A 29%H 14%

Position 3C 29%O 29%N 14%R 14%

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COCKY

Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

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CACKY

Characterized by or pertaining to excrement.

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CASKY

Resembling or characteristic of a cask.

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CHOKY

Alternative form of chokey.

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CONKY

Having a prominent nose.

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COOKY

Dated spelling of cookie.

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CORKY

Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.

“This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.”

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How many five-letter words match C__KY?: 7 five-letter words match C__KY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, CORKY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.38 bits against the possible answers.