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Five-letter words starting with W and ending in KY (W__KY)

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6 matching words0 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: WORKY

Position 2A 33%I 33%O 33%

Position 3N 50%C 33%R 17%

WACKY is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 5 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answer WACKY last recorded Jul 17, 2022

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WACKY

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

WACKY used WANKY guess WICKY guess WINKY guess WONKY guess WORKY guess

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WACKY

Zany; eccentric.

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

Past Wordle answer: July 17, 2022.

WANKY

Like a wanker; foolish or objectionable.

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.

WICKY

Sheep laurel, a shrub of species Kalmia angustifolia.

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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WINKY

Tending to wink; winking.

“a winky smiley face”

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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WONKY

Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.

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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WORKY

Characterized by or pertaining to work.

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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How many five-letter words match W__KY?: 6 five-letter words match W__KY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, WORKY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.01 bits against the possible answers.