- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 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 W and ending in K (W___K)
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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: WHACK (January 26, 2022); WHISK (September 12, 2023); WREAK (October 26, 2024); WRECK (May 20, 2026).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. WHACK 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.
Compare two plays
Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 5 possible answers.
WHACK
used
WHISK
used
WRACK
possible
WREAK
used
WRECK
used
WAULK
guess
WHEEK
guess
WHELK
guess
WHILK
guess
WRICK
guess
Pattern guide
What fits W___K?
All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, H, R
- 3rd letter A, E, I, U
- 4th letter A, C, E, L, S
Meanings and answer history
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WHACK
The sound of a heavy strike.
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 26, 2022.
WHISK
A quick, light sweeping motion.
“With a quick whisk, she swept the cat from the pantry with her broom.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 12, 2023.
WRACK
The remains of something; a wreck.
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.
WREAK
To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
“The earthquake wreaked havoc in the city.”
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 26, 2024.
WRECK
Something or someone that has been ruined.
“He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 20, 2026.
WAULK
to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.
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.
WHEEK
The squeaking sound made by a guinea pig or other cavy.
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.
WHELK
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
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.
WHILK
Alternative form of whelk.
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.
WRICK
A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back
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 W___K?
- 10 five-letter words match W___K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, WREAK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.64 bits against the possible answers.