- 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 S and ending in ANK (S_ANK)
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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: SHANK (April 16, 2024); STANK (February 20, 2026).
ABAHT does not fit this page's clues. SHANK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
S_ANK
SHANK, SPANK, STANK differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABAHT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits S_ANK?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, K, L, P, T, W
Meanings and answer history
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SHANK
The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 16, 2024.
SPANK
To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
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.
STANK
simple past of stink
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 20, 2026.
SKANK
A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
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.
SLANK
simple past and past participle of slink
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.
SWANK
Fashionably elegant, posh.
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 S_ANK?
- 6 five-letter words match S_ANK 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, SLANK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.87 bits against the possible answers.