5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with P and ending in CK (P__CK)

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5 matching words0 not previously used2 past answers

Position 2L 80%R 20%
Position 3A 20%E 20%I 20%O 20%

Possible answers

PLUCK PRICK

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

PLUCK used PRICK used PLACK guess PLECK guess PLOCK guess

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 5 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: PLUCK (December 21, 2021); PRICK (January 21, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter PLUCK
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1.0
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode PLUCK keeps every stated clue.

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 P__CK?

All 5 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter L, R
  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history

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PLUCK

To pull something sharply; to pull something out

“She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: December 21, 2021.

PRICK

A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

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 21, 2022.

PLACK

Misspelling of plaque.

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.

PLECK

A plot of ground.

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.

PLOCK

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

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How many five-letter words match P__CK?
5 five-letter words match P__CK in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.