5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words starting with S and ending in UNK (S_UNK)

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What the remaining words have in common

4 matching words3 not previously used1 past answerTight family: S_UNK (3)

Position 2K 25%L 25%P 25%T 25%

Possible answers

SKUNK SLUNK SPUNK STUNK

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

SKUNK used SLUNK possible SPUNK possible STUNK possible

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How to play this shortlist

This pattern has 4 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: SKUNK (October 11, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter APTLY
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.

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APTLY does not fit this page's clues. SKUNK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: S_UNK

SKUNK, SLUNK, SPUNK, STUNK differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; APTLY tests the family more efficiently.

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What fits S_UNK?

All 4 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter K, L, P, T
Meanings and answer history

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SKUNK

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black coat with white markings and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

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 11, 2023.

SLUNK

An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively.

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.

SPUNK

Touchwood; tinder.

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

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STUNK

simple past and past participle of stink

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

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match S_UNK?
4 five-letter words match S_UNK in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.