- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words starting with H and ending in KY (H__KY)
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: HUNKY (August 13, 2022).
AAPAS does not fit this page's clues. HANKY 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 H__KY?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, I, O, U
- 3rd letter C, L, N, O, S
Meanings and answer history
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HUNKY
Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 13, 2022.
HUSKY
Of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
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.
HACKY
Like a hack; amateurish.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HANKY
Diminutive of handkerchief.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HINKY
Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
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.
HONKY
A white (Caucasian) person.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HOOKY
Absence from school or work; truancy.
“Let's play hooky and go to the mall.”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HULKY
Large; hulking.
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 H__KY?
- 8 five-letter words match H__KY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, HANKY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.2 bits against the possible answers.